Living on Empty

I am happy to have Carolyn Dale Newell as my guest this week at A Walk to the Well.  You may remember Carolyn from her July 16th blog: “How to Recognize the Attack on our Minds.”  This week Carolyn will talk with us on “Living on Empty.” “Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; LORD, be my helper!”  Psalm 30:10 Have you ever felt pain so relentless you questioned whether you would survive?  Has sorrow cut to the depths of your heart?  Have your burdens crushed you under their weight? Depression has paid me several visits throughout the years.  Read More

This is Going to be Easy!

Four sophomores at a State University were taking chemistry, and all of them had an ‘A’ so far.  These four friends were so confident that this is going to be easy the weekend before finals, they decided to visit some friends and party.  They had a good  time but, after all the partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn’t make it back to the University until late Monday morning.  They missed the final. They decided they would tell their professor they had a flat tire, and “could we take the final tomorrow?” The professor agreed.  The guys were excited Read More