This popular hymn was written without the intention of ever being published. Written for the English holiday, Whitmonday in 1865. Whitmonday is a day for festivals in Yorkshire. Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould recalled, “one Whitmonday it…
We’ve been studying the women in Jesus genealogy. There are three additional women that we know by name, although they are not listed by name in the genealogy listed in Matthew. However, they each play an…
The other day I was reading a book and stopped when I came across a passage. I had to go back and re-read that passage a second, third…and even fifth time. The passage said “sometimes…
Now the hard work began, I had to learn to be honest. Both with myself and with others. I wanted healing to be instantaneous but it wasn’t. Healing takes a lot of time and a…
Corrie Ten Boom had an amazing testimony for Christ. However, her faith and story came from the horrors of life that took place in Nazi Germany during World War II. Ten Boom was the only…
We’ve studied the five women mentioned in Jesus genealogy in the book of Matthew. However, we’ve learned that none of them were perfect and they all had choices to make. We don’t have to be…
In my day job I work in a rehab center. We have short term stays with people that have knee replacements, hip replacements and other health issues. On top of these wonderful individuals I work…
I was hurting and in pain and wanted to disappear into the depth of depression and darkness that encompassed my heart. Yet, I had to move forward. I could not stay in this holding spot…
This is a new hymn to me, but I discovered it working on another project and was intrigued. Sadly, I’ve not been able to discover much about the origin of the hymn. The hymn, Sweet…
Mama, If I’ve not told you…. …thank you for giving me life …thank you for loving me {even when I don’t deserve it} …thank you for laughter …thank you for training me in the way…
Judah, the son of Jacob, married and had three sons. When his oldest son came of age, Judah found a wife for him. Her name was Tamar. Her husband, Er, was wicked and the Lord…
With the start of 2016, I made the goal to exercise at least fifteen minutes every day. I was so proud of the progress I was making. Until, at the end of January I…
After three years in an abusive relationship and twenty years of bad decisions, I’d come to the end of myself. I was broken and depressed. I was grieving over all that had happened. I’d been…
This rousing hymn was written by Eliza E. Hewitt, while she was an invalid. She was born on June 28, 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After becoming a public school teacher, she received an injury that…
The first thing we are told about Rahab, in Joshua 2, is that she was a prostitute. There is no sugar coating it. Her sins are put out there for everyone to know. Joshua…
The last six months have provided a number of changes in my life. These have included a job change, move, changes in my caregiving schedule and working a variety of different hours and shifts. All…
The relationship with Duncan finally came to an end. I was relieved, but also left broken and hurt. The grieving process followed, which only enhanced my depression. I didn’t want to do anything and I…
This is another Gaither song, that Daddy and I have performed many times over the years. I love the message of this song. In her book, Something Beautiful, Gloria Gaither tells the story behind writing…
Ruth is one of the women specifically mentioned by name in Jesus genealogy. However, she receives more than just a chapter or two the way the other women in the genealogy of Jesus do. Her…
We’ve been talking about the importance and types of fruits and vegetables the last two months. We discussed starchy vs. non-starchy vegetables. So what are some types of fruits? Tree Fruit—this includes apples, plums, peaches,…