The Refiner’s Fire

“Is it true that the refiner must sit there in front of the fire the entire time the silver is being refined?” she asked.
“Yes, the entire time,” the silversmith answered. “Not only does he have to sit there holding the silver, but he has to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it is in the fire.”

Love Never Fails

Emily sat at her kitchen window wistfully looking out at her flower garden.  She thought about the days when she was younger and would spend hours planting and weeding her little patch of ground. She took delight in drying the flowers for special table arrangements.  Her husband would sit in his easy chair with a mug of coffee in one hand and either his Bible or the newspaper in the other – depending on which side of the cup of coffee he was. “How’s my beautiful bride?” Edward would ask, looking  tenderly at his wife, Elizabeth. She would smile. “Fine, Read More