by lijadmin | Sep 24, 2019 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
“One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.” Proverbs 12:26 The people around you have a profound effect on you. All my life, I have heard clichés of truth such as: “Garbage in leads to garbage out.” “What comes out...
by lijadmin | Sep 13, 2019 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Three funerals in twelve days! A sixty-two-year-old lifelong childhood friend, a fifty-year-old lady that was my dear cousin, and a beautiful nineteen-year-old girl that had attended my church for the last six years. As I thought about these three beautiful souls, I...
by lijadmin | Sep 10, 2019 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Amused, I watched my garbage can dangle mid-air along the side of the noisy garbage truck as it traversed the highway on its way to the next stop. The bright blue receptacle had a large gash that caught on one of the loading arms. The driver valiantly tried to release...
by lijadmin | Sep 4, 2019 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Sickness is not fun! If you have lived on this earth very long, you have encountered illness from time to time. When we have an infection, we are not ourselves. Weakness, discomfort, and other unpleasant things tend to accompany being sick. To put it plain and simple:...
by lijadmin | Aug 26, 2019 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
What if it’s True? There’s a beautiful song by Nichole Nordeman called “What If” that inspired me to write this blog. The words touched my heart and made me think. What if you’re right? And He was just another nice guy What if...
by lijadmin | Aug 20, 2019 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
I thought my mom would enjoy spending a Saturday at a nearby ladies’ conference, so I signed us up. She loved being around people and getting all gussied up with her fancy earrings. She could sashay with the best of them. So, sashay she did – right to the front table....
