Life in Asia rarely resembled this picture. It was often tedious and challenging. Christian resources were few and my time in the Word was often very dry. I knew that connection to the Vine was the lifeline to my spiritual growth, but I often moaned my passivity and disinterest toward a daily devotion. Ring a bell? Just …
Refilling the Tube
“You can’t put toothpaste back in the tube.” Well actually, I beg to differ as we’ve been doing it for years. I have a good excuse really. Since travel tubes weren’t available in Taiwan, we suitcased them from the states and refilled them as needed in preparation for trips in and out of Asia. You have to get the …
Logos Divine
Within your home you have a key To wealth and riches deep. Yet count we not, its value low Cut-rate, substandard, cheap? For worth indeed is never priced The display to impart. But only by the treasure held Within our inner heart. On special days, we mention of Religion and such things. But distant, vague, and far from mind Is He, our King …
The Slow Fast
I was in the middle of my juice fast; hugging a toilet. My nutritionist friend had given me all the facts. My body needed more fruits and vegetables to get rid of the toxins I’d built up over the years. These were causing my low energy and sluggish thinking. I decided to go all in. I wanted to flood …
The Voice from Heaven
You are sludging through days of dirty diapers, sticky chairs and mounds of laundry. You are in a situation that you very much want to get away from. You have a critical decision before you that will change the course of your life. Ever wish a voice from heaven would just speak to you? It is …
My (Almost) Five-Year-Old Guest Blogger
We have a special blogger today: my grandson, Noah. Let’s see what insights he has about fruit bearing. ——————————- I know that you recently went to pick wild blackberries. How did you know which blackberries to pick? Noah: cause they were black. not the red ones. Did you eat any of them while you were picking them? Noah: yeah What …
Seeds of Thought
We recently had the opportunity to visit one of our favorite spots in South Carolina: The Cooley Brothers Peach Shed. When we lived nearby, we were some of their regulars. From mid-June to September, Mark and I lived on a daily regimen of what the ancient Romans called the “Persian apple”. We just called it delicious. …
The Implanted Neurostimulator
I just had my battery replaced. Uh-huh…..you heard right. I function by remote control. No, you can’t program my actions from across the room. And try as he may, my husband hasn’t been able to turn off my emotions either. The battery is linked to a neurostimulator for chronic back pain. It’s a pain management device implanted …