Years ago I worked in international manufacturing. Once we had some suppliers from Asia visiting our office in the USA. My friend took some of them out shopping one evening. Edwin bought jeans for his wife. My friend asked him how he knew what size to buy. He said, “We wear the same size.” We got a good laugh out of that. Wondering who wears the jeans? Meaning who is in control. Who is in control of your life? Life…
September is back to school and back to routine. September is a month of anniversaries — our wedding anniversary and the anniversary of meeting our son. The days are beginning to get shorter, the air is crisp, and it is time to get out quilts to wrap up in the evenings. Miss K began a new school. She was excited. It was the school she wanted to go to. We were thankful that God worked out all the details. It…
What is the image that comes to your mind when you hear the word, gentleness? Is it the picture of a mother and a newborn child tenderly cuddled in her arms? Maybe it is the gentle soap that has no fragrance and harsh chemicals. Is it a setting on the washer? Does that help to define and explain gentleness as included in the Fruit of the Spirit? The dictionary defines gentleness as kindly; amiable, a gentle manner, no severe, rough,…
Everyone wants a healthy body. We want our body functioning as best it can. We want strong muscles. Our bodies need to be able to perform. Let me just say this, “I do not like to exercise.” I told you last week that this is written for me as much as anyone else. That continues with the topic of exercise. There is a long list of things that I would rather do than exercise. I challenged us to think about…
I think this post is written to me. It is an area where I am struggling and need to encouragement and am challenging myself to keep going. Maybe you are feeling the same way. If so, I hope this will be a challenge and encouragement to you. Caring for our physical body Last week I wrote about sleep and a bit of how that is caring for our body. I do a good job most of the time getting sleep…