Welcome To THE NUGGET What the Garden Has to Teach Us By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- May 9, 2026 "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." I designed and created a beautiful yard and garden in my last home, and I spent many happy hours in the sunshine weeding, nurturing, growing… ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Spiritual Vitamins By: Alice Burnett ----------------------------------------------- May 7, 2026 I'm not overweight, quite the contrary, but sometimes I overeat. This happens during times of boredom, or most often, in times of emotional stress. I'm not really hungry, but in my restlessness, I reason that keeping my mouth busy would help. So I search the cupboards and fridge to see what there is to ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Rivers in the Desert By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- May 5, 2026 I will be the first to admit that forgetting about past trauma, trials, and struggles is much easier said than done. Forgiving people who have hurt us or in dealing with past indiscretions levied against us can be difficult to let go of. I have a habit of dredging up old wounds, and the task of picking ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET The Executor By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- May 2, 2026 We lost our mom 5.5 years ago, but due to complications in her estate, the final monies couldn't be released until last year. As the executer to her will, it had been a long 4.5 years, but now my responsibilities as an executor were over. I should have been rejoicing that the estate could finally be released and distr ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Justice -- and Mercy By: Kari Vo ----------------------------------------------- April 30, 2026 "Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And the Lord showed him all the land, Gilead as far as Dan, all Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, the Negeb, and the Plain, that is, ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET When God Says to Relax... By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- April 28, 2026 When is the last time you stopped to relax? I’m not talking about a quick pause from life to grab some water and catch your breath, or sitting down for five minutes to re-tie your shoes before you continue with the hurry-flurry-scurry of life. No, I’m talking about the kind of relaxing where you ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Of Birdwatching and Waiting Upon the Lord By: Lyn Chaffart ---------------------------- April 25, 2026 I admit, I'm not the most patient person in the world. As a result, I've never been a successful birdwatcher. And so it was that when a fellow Nugget author invited me to go birdwatching, I wasn't holding on to much hope. Especially when she offered me a handful of ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Do You Stew? By: Paul Smyth ----------------------------------------------- April 21, 2026 The other day, I decided to make stew. You know, the meal with meat, potatoes, and vegetables, all blended together and left to simmer into a mix of healthy goodness? Every hour or so, I opened the lid of my crockpot and stirred things around, making sure that the beef broth was evenly coating the mix from t ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET From Rote to Real... By: Lyn Chaffart ----------------------------------------------- April 18, 2026 With Easter a couple of weeks behind us, I feel led to address something that has been heavy on my heart: Have Christians forgotten the real meaning of the holiday? It was my first Easter in my new home. I had forgotten it was the passion week, and I was planning on d ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Running Into the Light By: Alice Burnett ----------------------------------------------- April 16, 2026 When we were children, my brother and I would overturn rocks or old boards lying on the ground. We would like to watch small, slate-grey bugs scurrying away. These bugs, called sow bugs or potato bugs, are cold bloodied land crustaceans with segmented bodies and seven pairs of legs. Sow bugs pre ...Continue Reading