Out of the Ashes
By LaWanda Bailey
As I stood ankle-deep in the ashes of the old homeplace, echoes of the creaking porch swing hung in my memory. I recalled lazy childhood summers there on my grandparents' farm. My sister and I, barefoot and dusty, had swung in that swing as we shelled peas and listened to tales spun by family and friends. Much to our delight, an occasional farmer would stop by the porch and hand our grandfather a quarter. We watched as Granddad pulled out his barber equipment, and we giggled as he buzzed away. By the time the victim got his two bits' worth, he looked like a Chinese crested dog, a tuft of hair floating high above his ears.
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Mother of the Groom
By Ruth Bomar
I held her bridal photo. I saw her flawless make-up, her sweeping up-do and her white gown. Does she know? Does she understand? It was I who introduced him to life.
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Single Does Not Mean Lonely
By Jacque Dodson
“Find your perfect partner.”
“Magnify your assets for a future mate.”
These slogans lure many singles into the on-line dating scene. Speed dating and hiring matchmakers are some additional ideas offered for filling in the empty hours and alone times of singleness.
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Guilt and Grace
By Jan Brand
It was a good day when someone told me Jesus was a better Savior than I was a sinner. Like the old song, “I was sinking deep in sin…”
For much of my life, I lived with fear. I can remember few times in my life when I wasn’t dogged by torment, and it always came down to my not being enough–fill in the blank.
I’m not talking about the kind of fear where you are afraid of the dark. I’m talking about cringing, heart-pounding, mouth drying, fear that left me weak and exhausted, sometimes for a day or two after the panic attack.
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Wayward Disposition: Emotions on the Loose
March 6, 2019 by Lori Freeland
Filed under Christian Life, For Her
By Lori Freeland –
Sometimes my emotions hold me hostage—buckle me into a rollercoaster I don’t wish to ride. Moods throw me up and down—along tight twists and turns. Feelings muffle my ears and distort my conversations. Attitude colors each thought, taints every action, until I am out of control. Read more
