fulfilled
Many years ago, an editor of The Farmer’s Almanac predicted the weather conditions for every day of the coming year except July 13. He figured it could be filled in the next morning. But that evening, the office boy told him that the printer needed the manuscript immediately. The editor ordered the office boy: “Put in something suitable for July…
open he(ear)t
Sometimes I don’t want advice. On numerous occasions, I’ve poured out my heart to my husband and he has responded with sound counsel. But what he doesn’t always understand is that I simply want to share my thoughts with him. I don’t want answers. Acting as if I’m all ears, I listen only to see if he’ll say what I…
being broken
"It was all about me." So says a good friend of mine who uses those words to describe his life before Christ. As a young man, his musical talent had taken him on a ride of pride—basking in the accolades and drinking deep of pleasures that often come with popularity.
But then came the day when it all fell apart.…
