worry—to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret; to torment with cares, anxieties, etc. I’m a worrier. I’ve heard the statistic that something like 90% of what we worry about never happens. But, rather than being reassured by this fact, I worry that what I’m worrying about might be in the category of…
Yesterday I did something I should have been doing for several years now. Something simple, yet so incredibly difficult. I went by the nursing home just a few blocks down from our house. I’m familiar with this nursing home for many reasons. I drive by it at least once a day. My grandmother lived there…
Do you ever feel like this scarecrow? Our poor guy has had a rough autumn. It’s bad enough that he’s anorexic, has a small hole in his head, and doesn’t own a hat. But, you factor in the wind gusts like we had last night, and it’s more than he can handle. Here’s his real…
“Rest time is not waste time. It is economy to gather fresh strength… It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less.” ~ Charles Spurgeon Here it is only the first week in November and I find myself feeling a little bit overwhelmed and headed straight…