As many are suffering physically, some financially and others emotionally from our present pandemic, I realize it is a very serious situation. I do not make light of it, but as with death and grief, humor can help brighten dark days. It is proven humor can hasten the grief process; if that be the case, […]
Oftentimes I make broad pronouncements that come back to bite me in the – well you know. I had just finished speaking at a great Ladies’ Tablescape Event at Southside Baptist Church, Southside, Alabama, where I had talked about how we could have joy in good times and bad ones. I asserted that attitude was […]
As I prepare for leading a Widows’ Retreat Cruise near the end of the month, I was reviewing my material for it. Much is about the grief process, some is about coping, but some is even about humorous happenings in very difficult circumstances. When there is a death of a loved one, emotions are very […]
A visitor, who was doing a special puppet presentation for the fun day at Vacation Bible School, presented one of Aesop’s fables. He tied it in the verse, Ephesians 4:32 – And be ye kind one to another. When he finished, he tried to recap the lesson with the three-year-olds. “We learned to be kind, […]
Envy, love, sacrifice, divorce, cooperation, partnership, companionship, jealousy, selfishness, giving, understanding, selfless, comforting, complaining, humor, romance, boredom, sadness, loyalty, God-fearing –which of these describe your marriage or the marriage of your parents? If I asked you to circle those you thought would contribute to a good and lasting marriage, would they be the same qualities […]
Spring is here. Hurrah! I enjoy all seasons, but the transitional ones are the best. Having enjoyed/endured one of the strangest winters ever, the relief of spring is most welcomed. We’ve experienced some frigid days and days where we thought we might wash away. I noticed after one day of relative warmth and long-awaited sunshine, […]