When I read the following phrase, I was not so keen to apply it to everything in my life. Always strive to approach every encounter, every challenge, and every task…
Published October 15th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
At one time, people believed that under great emotional stress the soul would actually leave the body. When this happened a person was described as 'being beside themselves.' The emotion…
Published October 15th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about…
Published October 15th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional…
Published October 15th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
It is fall festival season again and communities celebrate everything from pumpkins to cranberries to cows. They include rides, tractor pulls and displays of handmade goods, but mostly, a festival is…
Published October 15th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
Speedy Gonzales declares himself as the fastest cartoon mouse in “all of Mexico!” Some days I feel just like Speedy. I travel at warp speed from place to place without…
Published October 15th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
Did you know that today is World Food Day? Why celebrate food, you ask? Well, that’s not really the purpose of World Food Day. While it is the day that the…
Published October 8th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
The second anniversary of Ron’s passing was on August 22 and I woke the day after, thinking “Now it is year three. How will I ever get through another year…
Published October 8th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
It’s Canadian Thanksgiving today. Thanksgiving is very different from Thanks-Giving. I’ve been concentrating on giving thanks this year because last year I didn’t do so well at it. It’s hard…
Published October 8th, 2013 by Brenda Wood
Here are a few words of wisdom for your fridge door or bathroom mirror. Conformity is doing what everyone else does, without thought for the right and the wrong of…
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