Standing the Storm

Last night during a very poignant Family Bible Study I discussed storms with my 18yo son Jesse . I said, “There’s two things about storms you can count on Jesse, they will come and then they will go. Storms don’t stay, they always pass through, albeit, leaving destruction in their wake at times. We can’t…

From Where I Sit

From where I sit I can look out one window. There are lots of other windows here in the house, several others in this very room, but unless I change my position, I can only see out of one. What I see is my mom’s home and a big flowering azalea bush. I see bamboo…

Humility without Humiliation

Honor is the difference between humility and humiliation. Humility is what we choose for ourselves when we serve, trust, obey and prefer others. Humiliation is what another person would put upon us. Humility leads to a building up of character and encourages spiritual growth and maturity. Humiliation leads to a tearing down of character and…

Great Divide (Ch15 excerpt)

Posting this in participation with a blog hop. Christian Fiction Friday. This is a portion of a chapter from my fictional work in progress that I hope to publish very soon. In this story, disaster has struck and a family must make adjustments to survive the stress of being separated from each other for a…