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: love
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
More Potent than Puppy Love
I am delighted to introduce a very special friend – Carolyn Dale Newell – as my guest blogger for this week. Carolyn is a Christ-follower, a passionate writer and speaker. She blogs regularly at A Mountain of Faith. https://amountainoffaith.com Carolyn shares her uplifting messages with women’s groups, events, and churches upon request. She is the author of In the Storm, Incense Rising: 60 Days to Powerful Prayer, and Incense Rising Bible Study. I hope you are uplifted and encouraged as much I am with her inspiration. The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you Read More