Dear readers: You must wonder about the Day by Day comments I sometimes post – the true, sometimes negative, experiences of one dealing with illnesses like mine. What do they have to do with the positive nature of the Devotionals? Is it the same person writing? Yes, they are both written by me. The Devotionals […]
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author, mental health advocate, follower of Christ
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How frustrating to have things you need to explain and you can’t find the words. You’re just not able, mind not working clearly. The result? Misunderstanding. Too often, an undeserved bad reputation follows. You’re never forgiven. Always thought badly of.
Read More...BECAUSE HE LIVES “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives […]
Read More...It’s so totally amazing how an absolutely dreadful day of suffering on the sofa – a 4 out of 10 Christmas Eve – can be followed by an absolutely wonderful 8 out of 10 Christmas Day! This is not to be taken for granted. Must thank God for it and – in doing so – […]
Read More...One of the worst things about depression is to see how your partner is affected. It’s the way it gets him down as well. You end up feeling guilty. So now you have depression and guilt. It’s a double whammy. It would be nice to just be able to pull inward, letting no one bother […]
Read More...Jesus reached the spot where Zacchaeus was. He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down at once. I must stay at your house today.” So Zacchaeus came down at once and welcomed Him gladly. Luke 19:5-6 On Thursday I took a taxi ride for the first time in eight months, first time since I moved. […]
Read More...Overwhelmed daily by traumatic memories from yesterday? You’re living in the past. Wash the past away with the present reality. Create a new tomorrow with memories made today.
Read More...So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, […]
Read More...Can I share a little smidgeon of a truth with you that I’ve discovered? I’ve known it for a long time, but sometimes such truths become more clear than they’ve ever been before. I’ve come to see how very true it is that when we help others we are most likely to find healing. What […]
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When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood […]
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