Compassion

If I’m going to be more like Jesus, then I need to cultivate compassion in my heart. I’m not a hard or hateful person, but I can be. I’ve been taken advantage of more times than I can count by people simply begging or asking for help. It’s hard to separate those in genuine need…

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Last Laugh

I have had to “eat crow” before. When I thought I was right only to find out I was wrong about a situation or a prediction. I have learned to exercise caution for the most part when I don’t have all the needed information. I have had debates (discussions or arguments) with another and then…

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Healthy or Sick

As I get older, I try to pay closer attention to my body because it talks to me. It doesn’t use words, but the pain screams out with high volume. I work harder some days at being healthy than on other days. I had a dear friend who used to say: “You can eat right,…

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Thinking

“What were you thinking?” This was a question that I’ve been asked right after something I said or did “blew up in my face”!  I don’t always think before I speak. I’m sure that I’m not the only person who struggles with “disease”.  I also get frustrated with my thoughts at times. The things that…

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Under Control

I have learned over the years that there are lots of things beyond my control. I can’t control traffic. I can’t control the weather. I can’t control other people. When my children were small, I did have some level of control.  I can’t control what makes others angry. I can’t always control when someone else…

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Healed

I have been healed many times. I recently went to the doctor with my neck “locked up”. I couldn’t turn my head to the right or the left. After receiving a couple of shots on both sides of my neck, I was referred to a Chiropractor – who with therapy and adjustment made great strides…

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