Amanda Tingle Taylor is my special guest blogger this week. I think you will love her, too. I cradle her on my chest, her little hand resting on my neck. She’s so little for her age but she fits perfectly against me. I know my days with her are numbered as we have been told she will be going to live with her father— a father she has never known and who has only met her a couple of times. Less than a week into her placement with us my husband told me, “You are getting too attached to her!” Read More
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Laughter is Good Medicine
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22 (Laughter is good medicine.) I was reminiscing about some hilarious moments – moments meant to be shared! A few stories immediately came to mind. Sing-a-Ling, an 18-year-old female visited a modest church close to her home. The church was crowded, but Sing-a-Ling found an empty seat in the front row of a section off to the side. She received strange and puzzled looks from those around her, but she ignored their stares and frowns. Suddenly, the people in her section stood and began singing. Read More
Pep Talk or Straight Talk
I was in the hospital recently awaiting several heart tests to be done. Why are you feeling anxious? Is it the stress test or what the test might reveal? I asked myself. After all my visitors had gone, I decided to spend the rest of the evening focusing on a few of my favorite Scripture verses that I had previously memorized. Isaiah 43:1-3 “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine.” But then at verse 2, I drew a complete blank. I started over many times, but it was hit and Read More