“It grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me.” She was bitter that she was without husband and sons and attributed her circumstances to God’s discipline. The thee women wept together.
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Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee Beans
A young woman went to her mother and told her, “Life is hard. I don’t know how I’m going t make it. I want to give up. I’m tired of fighting and struggling.” Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the water came to a boil. In the first she placed carrots; in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. Read More