What do you do when someone throws a monkey wrench into your plans?
What do you do when someone throws a monkey wrench into your plans?
It was a very windy day, and I had a lot of small branches and twigs in piles in different parts of the garden. I had pruned lots of bushes and it was time to gather up all the cuttings. I decided to use my barrow to transport those branches to a corner of the garden....
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7...
How can you turn your chaos into calm? Is it even possible?
This story is hard for me to tell; yet I feel a burning in my heart that it is a message that is vital for someone out there.It was back in the days before my diagnosis with Alzheimer's. In fact, it was, perhaps, the first time I actually became aware of my problem;...
Do things see pretty grim? Have you considered that they may not be quite as bad as you think? That you might simply be “blinded” to what is really going on?
"Oh Mommy, why did this happen to me, and how long will it last?" These were four-year-old Ade's words when she caught the flu this winter. She was confused as to how she got sick and was concerned as to how long she was going to be feeling so awful.My heart went out...