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
Tag: God
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
Vanity of Vanities
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “Vanity of Vanities! All is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2) The Preacher refers to the utter futility of all earthly things: things like human wisdom, pleasures and wealth, materialism, past achievements, work, fame and fortune, and even political success. It’s like chasing after the wind, or trying to kill a gnat when a lion is about to attack. In other words: “What’s the point?” There is none– IF that is our only goal in life. This played out vividly when I was a teenager. I realized the futility of trying to look better than I actually Read More