Quite honestly I was still licking my own wounds when I heard about hers. And my wounds had been inflicted by her words, her careless treatment of my family and her unfounded attack on my husband’s character. But when my husband received the phone call telling him about the distress she was in, he did what he always does. He… Read More
It’s funny how the little things matter so much more when you can no longer lay your hands on them. Mayonnaise was mayonnaise to me until I looked with dismay at the grocery display and found no Hellman’s. Of course, when I finally got my breathing back to normal and the room stopped spinning, I noticed that the Best mayonnaise… Read More
I had monitored the situation pretty well for months. So I knew what to expect. Except there was always the exception. There was always that one classs in which I was riding the fence. And when I received that little brown envelop with a dozen signatures in my mom’s fluid handwriting on the front, I’d pull out the worn card… Read More
It’s one thing to count on God’s grace when we are in the clear, when we have honestly done nothing wrong. Maybe we’ve been wronged; but we’ve done no wrong. Grace is surely coming then. But what about when we have finally come face to face with our ugly? When we’ve owned the mess we’ve made? Maybe we can hope… Read More
Love does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered. (1 Corinthians 13:5) Have you ever found yourself suddenly sidetracked by little offenses? Recently, when I was on the phone with a friend, I found myself suddenly feeling offended by little things she was saying. Now that I… Read More
But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. (Matthew 5:39b-41) Come on now. Really? Isn’t that a little extreme? Turn the other cheek and let… Read More