Some friends and I sat at a table in a local restaurant. "Hi Amy!" I said looking in the direction of my friend's three-year old little girl. "Did you like your visit to Disney World?"She didn't answer."Honey," her mommy said, "Mrs. Eckles can't see. You have to say...
Today's lesson from the Psalms is taken from Ps. 130: "From the depths of despair, O Lord..." (vs. 1a NLT) Do you feel as if you are in the depths of despair?Maybe the promised--and counted upon--raise didn't come through. Or perhaps you have just learned that your...
In response to recent requests from subscribers, the Nugget will be featuring a devotional based on the book of Psalms once a month. We pray you will be blessed by this focus on the one book of the Bible that Jesus quoted the most. Last month we saw that in ancient...
In response to recent requests from subscribers, the Nugget will be featuring a devotional based on the book of Psalms once a month. We pray you will be blessed by this focus on the one book of the Bible that Jesus quoted the most. In past “Lessons From the Psalms”,...
Over the past few Lessons From the Psalms, Over the past few Lessons From the Psalms, we have seen that the book, subdivided into five parts, was thought to parallel the five books of Moses, with the theme of the first book, comprised ofPsalms 1-41, focussing on man...
We had just put our house on the market a week earlier. Up until that time, it was a flurry of activity with painting, striping wallpaper, scrubbing, cleaning, repairing and redecorating being the theme. We hoped that in not-too-many days, the house would sell, and...
What's that smell? Not long ago, an unidentified odor filled the front of our house. We tried and tried to find the source but failed. We cleaned, washed and sprayed air freshener. Nothing worked. To make it worse, since I'm blind, my sense of smell is heightened....
I have long been fascinated by tree roots, and my love of hiking has often brought me to places where I have seen unique root systems. Never, however, had I seen one quite as interesting as the one I was privileged to see along the trail towards Uisge Ban Falls near...
We were aware that we would encounter colder weather in Cape Breton. We were, after all, leaving in September, but no problem! Our new trailer came equipped with a propane-operated furnace. As an additional precautionary measure, I also wrapped an extra blanket in a...
One of the things I was looking forward to on our trip to Cape Breton was the chance to see whales and moose. Don't get me wrong, I have seen both many times; however, I never tire of seeing God's creatures. It was with this in mind that we set out to hike the Skyline...