My husband loves me. I mean he really loves me. He also loves the Dallas Cowboys. Actually, Gene fell in love with the Dallas Cowboys first at the age of nine when the Cowboys became a team in 1960. Today Gene is a walking, breathing Dallas Cowboys encyclopedia. “What’s an encyclopedia?” I hear the younger […]
I can walk to my neighbor’s house next door, or I can travel to the other side of the world. It’s called a journey, getting from point A to point B. Sometimes it takes only a minute, and at other times it takes much longer. The important thing is that I reach my destination. There […]
“Honey, you shouldn’t think that!” “Really? Now you’re telling me what to think?” He was right. My husband is entitled to his own thoughts and opinions. I must respect that, and we should talk things out to ascertain why each of us feel and think about a particular situation the way we do. Who am […]
“Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone…I know, I know, I know, I know, I know…” Have you ever got a song stuck in your brain and it replays over and over and you can’t stop it? Well, that song does it to me every time, and my sweet husband, whom I love dearly, can aggravate […]
God’s Word tells us to search (John 5:39) and examine (Acts 17:11) the Scriptures and study to show ourselves approved (2 Timothy 2:15). There should come a time in every Christian’s life to begin self-feeding (1 Corinthians 3:2) and stop relying on others to stick a bottle in our mouth or spoon feed us. But […]
“‘Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.’ Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus. ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked him. The blind man said, ‘Rabbi, I want to see.’ ‘Go,’ said Jesus, ‘your faith has healed you.’ Immediately he received his sight […]
Book Review by Delmer R. Guynes, EDD for “Mom, God’s Got This” by Karen F. Norton, published by Tate Publishing, LLC 2016 Jamie Renee Norton was born on December 31, 1975, to Karen and Gene Norton. She became a teacher of English in a Northern Asia University in July 2000. She died of cancer and related […]
Through an unfortunate set of circumstances, a young husband knew he would not be present for the birth of his child. So he asked his brother to take his wife to the hospital when she went into labor. In return for the favor, he told his brother he could have the honor of naming his […]
I have a small gold-trimmed tray with a mirror bottom on my side of the master bathroom counter adorned with several bottles of my favorite perfumes. On those special occasions, I select one to complete the look before walking out the door. I have discovered that one little squirt goes a long way! An invisible […]
Frustration. The world is full of it, and sometimes it dumps generous portions into my life. Someone says something hurtful. Things don’t go as planned. Interruptions, delays, the unexpected, and the list goes on. Frustration is a regular part of life. But I know something that can help—a warm relaxing bath. Peter got frustrated. John […]