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Wisdom
Advent Devotions: Planning
Seeking wisdom? Remember to put your trust in Jesus!
Making Adult Decisions
"I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything, but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by his father. In the same way we also, when we were children, were enslaved to the...
A Word to the Wise
Over my lifetime, I have used a variety of Bible-reading schedules, and it is commendable to read the Bible through in a year. Nevertheless, spreading the reading over two years breaks things down into more manageable bites for me and gives me more time to digest what...
Advent Devotions: Wisdom
"But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 'Rise, take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the Child's life are dead.' And he rose and took the Child and His mother and...
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...
Conspiracy Theories
Each time I turn on the radio or internet, I am inundated with news about Covid-19 and new developments. It seems my social media feeds are peppered with conspiracy theories which verge on the scary but are closer to ridiculous. There are accusations of government...
ABBA, Father! Part 2
Continuing to focus on the Divine Father-Child relationship, today in the penultimate part of our series we shall cast the spotlight on some more aspects concerning the said subject... Prop... Good and responsible children never take undue advantage of their earthly...
One Bad Apple
I was at my desk following my morning routine the other day. The screen reader installed in my computer readPsalm 34 to me. (This is because I'm blind and use a screen reader to operate my computer). So, there I was, delighting in God's Word while I munched on my...
The View From Artist’s Bluff… Lessons From Cape Breton, Part 2
(In the fall of 2017, my husband and I made an unforgettable trip to Cape Breton, a beautiful island at the northern tip of the Canadian eastern-seaboard province of Nova Scotia. This 3-week trip was inspirational in many ways, and some of the lessons we learned will...