"An apple a say keeps the doctor away!"I have always wondered about this expression. In Europe, where doctors often visit their patients in their home, this saying may make sense, but here in North America, where lingering lengthy hours in waiting rooms is the only...
Son, why didn't you sing in church today?" Mama asked. "You've always loved to sing Christmas carols."She was right. I knew them all, having listened to her Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, and Nat King Cole Christmas albums over and over again.There are certain aspects of...
There was a time ~ when my feet couldn't dance, quite right ...It was before I met Jesus; my heart didn't feel light ...My heart was sorrowful; my feet felt out of place ...It was because I hadn't yet ~ let Jesus steer the pace.He gave me a gentle nudge in the heart...
It was a dark and stormy day. The clouds were low and unloading a torrent of rain as I drove home from the city. It wasn’t quite time to be driving with headlights on, but all the vehicles around me were, because of the poor visibility. I drove with both hands on the...
Walking in the garden; most beautifully; in bloomI thought of the Master’s table and of His living room.I wanted to pick the prettiest; to compliment the decorOf all His Mansions; even if it took forevermore. Blossoms of every color; to offer my Lord that awesome...
"Then Jesus said to his disciples: 'Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no...
"Is it on? Is it working?" Pappy said. Then he played his harmonica for me and he didn't even know it.What a rare opportunity I had. I offered to do a friend a favor and got so much more out of it than I ever thought I could. I got to meet Pappy Campbell.Well, not in...