“But godliness with contentment is great gain—1 Timothy 6:6(NIV). Growing up in the lazy, humid days of a Louisiana summer, we found ways to entertain ourselves outside. We didn’t have air conditioning—just attic fans. We didn’t spend our time indoors with our noses glued to a black and white TV screen. From dawn to dusk, …
“Never stop praying, especially for others. Always pray by the power of the Spirit. Stay alert and keep praying for God’s people”—Ephesians 6:18 (CEV). Waiting to checkout at the grocery store recently, I noticed an older woman—probably in her 80s—in line behind me. Leaning on her cart, she was nursing what I assumed was a broken wrist. She looked up …
I still think of her throughout my day, relishing the memories we made through our common bonds as well as adversity. That’s the value of a friendship. “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity”—Proverbs 17:17 (ESV). We bonded over our love of animals, landscaping our yards and fried chicken …
“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their parents.”—Proverbs 17:6 (NRSV). In May 2018, my seventh grandchild was born. Fifteen years separate my youngest granddaughter from her oldest sibling. Because my youngest grandchild before Ruby’s birth was almost nine, I’d forgotten the joys of having a baby in the …
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