When Naomi arrived in Bethlehem, she said: "Don't call me Naomi; call me bitter." (Ruth 1: 20, MSG)This may seem a strange thing to say, but even though the two women had made it back to Bethlehem safely, Naomi knew their troubles were far from over. Let's remember...
Elkanah had two wives. Peninnah had children; Hanna, however, was bare. She wanted more than anything to have a child, and she didn't know what to do about it.In those days, a married woman was ostracized for not having children.Peninnah, for example, "Taunted her...
A few months ago, I started to lose things. It was as if a leprechaun had come to my home and stolen all my favorite things. Things came to a head last winter. We were vacationing in the Caribbean, and I continually lost literally everything and couldn't even remember...
The two favorite women of my youth were both very, very special. The first was my maternal grandmother. Her name was Irene, and she was my favorite relative of all times. I remember her always being happy when we were with her, and we were always happy as well! We...
Recently I was diagnosed with early-onset of dementia. My grandmother had dementia and so did my mom. Although I had been told there is a heredity component to dementia, I was totally unprepared for this. I didn't know what to do; but I immediately heard Jesus' sweet...
After giving me the grim news that I had Alzheimer's, my gerontologist suggested I play cognitive games online. "It will help you with your dementia," he promised. "It will help you!"Playing may be funny, but it didn't heal me. I began reading books about Alzheimer's....
In past parts to this series I told of how I had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, but I had an special encounter with Jesus. He came into my bathroom and met me there. He told me that He would heal my left shoulder that I had hurt while working in the yard. I was...