"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:21
Beware! Sweetness can sneak up on us anywhere. We can find it where we least expect it or where we have wrongly assumed it can’t or won’t be found. And we don’t even realize we’ve assumed that—until we’re literally surprised to find out otherwise. Shocked would probably be more accurate. I knew of a troubled …
I've always loved mornings. I think it began when I started walking to school in the sixth grade, and then, like Forrest Gump, I just kept walking all the way to graduation. And who could blame me? Experiencing the freshness of a new day along the coast of Southern California—well, what can I say? I …
I took another sip of tea that morning and looked up from my reading. I would never tire of the story of Joseph. He was just a teenager, yet so very faithful in every corner of his life. Whether working as a slave, unjustly imprisoned, or ruling next to Pharaoh, there was unmistakable evidence of …
I laughed inwardly at the comical sight coming toward me. A man was out walking his two very-different dogs. While the little black mop-of-a-thing was trotting contentedly at his master's heels, the cute-as-a-button beagle wasn’t. He was straining like crazy at the end of his very long leash. But not straining forward. At least that …
Putting In a Good Word 