Sitting here in tears. I just finished reading Heaven is Here, a memoir by Stephanie Nielson, author of the blog, NieNie Dialogues. In my last post, I told you I’d share a funny story about our flight to Florida last week—the one where I overcame my eighteen-year-old fear of getting on an airplane with my hubby while leaving our kids at home. Since I am attempting to write a book and actually get it published, I’m doing a great deal of {Read More}
The Road to a Flawless Experience
When we must endure hard times in our lives, it’s usually impossible to envision what good could possibly come of it. If you regularly read my blog, you may have read a recent post on Blind Trust. Believing in God is easy. Putting our complete trust in Him is not. In today’s prescription verse above, Paul tells us how our trials and struggles actually make us better. You couldn’t say anything Paul didn’t have a comeback for: People: “You know {Read More}
Make-a-change Monday~Blind Trust
When I was little, I remember playing the “trust” game with my friends. You know, the one where you stand in front of someone and blindly fall backwards, trusting them to catch you? It’s really hard to do. • Sometimes they catch you • Sometimes they are just mean and decide to let you fall • Sometimes they claim they didn’t know you were about to fall back Either way, sometimes you turn out okay, other times, not so much. {Read More}
My Irrational Fear
Well, I knew it would happen sooner or later. I have to face my own irrational fear. God showed me his almighty power on September 25, 2010, in no uncertain terms. I know he has a plan. I know he is in control. I know it, I know it, I know it. But…I don’t fly on the same airplane as my hubby if the kids aren’t along for the trip. I mean, if we all die together that’s one thing; {Read More}
America on Drugs
Bear with me here guys, this is a long post, and this comes from years of being a pharmacist and the personal experience of being a patient…but for anyone on an antidepressant or other “brain” drug, you need to read this: Your Brain on Drugs…no, I won’t be showing you a picture of a fried egg, though I must say it’s a great analogy! We know street drugs fry your brain, that’s a no-brainer! (Sorry =o) I’m talking about prescription {Read More}