But like most people, life comes at you—glitches here, conflicts there, and dark headlines everywhere. Before you know it, your heart displays a different screen.
How to End Your Worry
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Janet Eckles
The Best Thanksgiving Dinner Recipe
Thanksgiving: A time to reflect on all the good things we are thankful for, right? Or … Are we missing a few things here that we should be thankful for?
What to Expect in 2022
While in my kitchen busy chopping onions for my favorite salmon dish, I listened to a photographer’s interview on radio. He had gone into an odd adventure. After asking permission of dozens of folks, he took photographs of the inside of their refrigerators. Kind of...
3 Steps to Erase Worry About Tomorrow
Woo hoo! I’m blowing out birthday candles this month. But someone has to tell me where they are to avoid burning my nose and eyelashes. My family laughs at this scenario because all, including me, are quite comfortable with my lack of sight. This month marks 31 years...
Without This, Life Becomes Harder…
I did it all. Being blind is sometimes yucky, especially when you end up with weird stuff in your mouth. A while back, I took a bite of bread that tasted moist, really moist, more than usual. "This taste funny," I murmured. With a swift move, my mom grabbed it from my...
How to See God’s Way Out of Our Troubles
“So, I was with some friends preaching in South Africa,” a preacher said, “when a blind woman who sat at the front came up for prayer.The preacher told her Jesus loved her and wanted to heal her blindness. He then placed his hands on her head and prayed. In that...
What to Do When Fear Attacks…
It will be Memorial Day in the United States at the end of May. Are you celebrating Memorial Day? Or are you trying to remove the memory of the personal battles that you sometimes fight, but often lose? Not long ago, I sat at the gate, waiting to board the last leg of...
Three Not-So-Secret Ways to Overcome Loneliness…
How can it happen? Whether we're in a crowd or in the darkness of a silent room the battle to overcome loneliness begins. I was stunned. CNN reported yesterday that among thousands of entries, my hometown, La Paz, Bolivia, where I was born and spent my childhood was...
5 reasons Why Faith Will Bring You Peace…
“I dread this year,” someone posted. “I don’t think I’ll stomach the political scene with all the accusations and insults.”Not sure if you agree. But one thing for sure is that as we sail off into the sea of another year, no one can predict what awaits us. Will it be...
Do All Religions Lead to the Same God?
It was a long flight, but the chat with the passenger seated to my right made the journey interesting. The conversation began with superficial comments, then it got a bit serious when we discussed religions. She asked me about mine and I answered. "I'm a Christian."...