I purchased six silver buttons for a project I was working on, but when I went to sew the buttons on my top, I couldn’t find one of the buttons.…
Published January 14th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
One of our guest pastors pointed out that the manger scene was not as we have imagined it for a century or two. He said that the inn was probably…
Published January 13th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
Again and again in the movies and unfortunately in life, I hear this comment. “It will be okay- everything is ok.” The world offers this platitude in the midst of…
Published January 12th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
This is Queen Victoria’s statement from Balmoral Castle in 1899, during the South African war: “Please understand. There is no one depressed in this house and we are not interested…
Published January 11th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
My family gave me a Himalayan salt lamp for Christmas. It’s outrageously beautiful when it is on and there seems to be a butterfly embedded in one side. Oh I…
Published January 10th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
Forget big boxes with sparkly wrapping paper and flowing bows in multicolor splendor. Sometimes the best gifts arrive in drab recycled toilet tubes. That’s what happened to me this year.…
Published January 9th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
Yes, we all do it. Think of your children with you in church. They make any sound and what do we do? We ‘hush’ them. Did you know that the…
Published January 8th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
No, I haven’t been cleaning my chimney. Rather I have been sick with- you guessed it- the FLU. Thank God for the flu shot I had earlier. As flu goes,…
Published January 7th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
Surely over the holidays, you watched a replay of the movie Ben Hur which is most often remembered for its chariot race. This time I took note of the scene…
Published January 6th, 2018 by Brenda Wood
Are you groaning over that title? Have you been struggling with a needed forgiveness? Refuse to forgive ‘your enemy’ in the usual ways? Step out of the box and try…
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