Welcome To THE NUGGET Word Power November 19, 2020 "Be humble and gentle in your conversation; and of few words, I charge you; but always pertinent when you speak." (William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania). It is very easy to squeeze the toothpaste from a tube but impossible to put it back. The same can be said for words, so easily spoken but they can be devastating in their effect and once said, cannot be wit ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Three Steps to Have Your Prayers Answered November 17, 2020 Did anyone tell you there's no right or wrong way to pray? They're correct. But there is a wrong sense of conviction as we pray. When we ask God for blessings, we often use a mousy attitude. We request limited blessings. And imagine only what our human mind can hold. But when we change the way we pray, the results are different. Putting p ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET For Free November 14, 2020 I am learning that every part of landscaping, from the borders to the dirt to the mulch to the plants themselves, is an incredibly expensive hobby. As a result of my recent education on the subject, the yard of my new house, the same one I had dreamed of landscaping, continues to be roughly in the same condition it was when we moved in. I've been watching the local class ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET For Free November 14, 2020 I am learning that every part of landscaping, from the borders to the dirt to the mulch to the plants themselves, is an incredibly expensive hobby. As a result of my recent education on the subject, the yard of my new house, the same one I had dreamed of landscaping, continues to be roughly in the same condition it was when we moved in. I've been watching the local class ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Waltz In November 10, 2020 While I was praying, simple conversation with God, I found myself asking for something. Again. I thought, "I am constantly making requests! Wouldn't you think the Lord would get sick of that? I just waltz in, any time of the day or night I feel like it, and pray. I thank Him and praise Him, often ask for something and assume He is listening." ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET No Longer Extinct: The Bison, Part 3 November 7, 2020 The great plains of Canada and the United States once teemed with wild Bison. The bison had been hunted by the first nations people of the plains for hundreds of years, but the settlement of the plains by white man marked the beginning of the end of the plains Bison. By the 1870s, the great plains were virtually free of the giant mammals. The creatures were near extinction. ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Thy Strong Word November 5, 2020 "Thy strong Word did cleave the darkness; At Thy speaking it was done. For created light we thank Thee, While Thine ordered seasons run. Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send! Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end! "They strong Word bespeaks us righteous; Bright with Thine own holiness, Glorious now, we press toward glory, And our ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET What Is Normal? November 3, 2020 A few days ago, I entered the elevator in my building with another resident. Only two people are allowed at a time so that distancing can be maintained. This lady and her husband moved in about the same time as I did, and we became friends. Her husband died a few months later, but the friendship has remained. We were both wearing mask ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Buffalo? Or Bison? Who Cares? The Bison, Part 2 October 31, 2020 You can't visit the state of Montana without encountering the bison. The state was home to literally millions of plains bison, as well as to the Native Americans who hunted them. Of course, this wasn't my first encounter with the creatures. I had, however, always called them Buffalo, and I was of the opinion that &q ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Ear of Gossip October 29, 2020 When I think of the word "gossip", I think of Rachel Lynde from Anne of Green Gables. She constantly snooped, made judgments, and then scattered her version of the "news" to other people around the town of Avonlea by flapping her unstoppable gums. But hear what the Bible says: " ...Continue Reading