Happy the Home

There is a saying: “If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” The Wise Man puts it like this: Better is … More

Broken Cisterns

Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate,declares the Lord,for my people have committed two evils:they have forsaken me, the fountain of living … More

Buzz off

I am ruthless when it comes to flies in my home. I had just swatted one but had not yet … More

Left Handed Basketball

It was my cousin who first did it with me. We would play (basketball? Ping pong?), and it seemed as … More

Wisdom and ‘Know-it-all’s

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. ~ Proverbs 31:26 It is a … More

Digging Out the Root

My husband calls it the vine of doom. It is a generic yet invasive plant that without any kind of … More

In Training

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is … More

Letting Go

Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind … More

We Are So Very Human

Some days I feel great elation: “At last! Here is the spot where I have grown! See how I did … More

Anger

Mr. Rogers poses an excellent question in his song “What do you do with the mad that you feel?” This … More