Look for the message in the mess

I tend to tromp hastily through life’s messes in an attempt to get them behind me. I wondered if I’d missed part of God’s message to me because of my tendency to hurry. Continue reading Look for the message in the mess

character, friends, Humor, inspiration

The difference between an ordeal and an adventure

“Thank God for breast cancer!” Connie told me. It paved the way for her latest adventure. Continue reading The difference between an ordeal and an adventure

blogging, character, Christian life, education, life, teaching

‘Suffering, too, is a good thing’…

My junior and senior English students had read Crime and Punishment and the book of Job. My bulletin board for … Continue reading ‘Suffering, too, is a good thing’…

character, Christian life, family, Humor, life

No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…

I’ve been reading the book of Job with my literature students recently, and we all agree that we wouldn’t want … Continue reading No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…