Tag Archives: hope
We knew our son was a gift from God even though his birth was not planned. As a child, he was happy and enjoyed having fun. He was always jovial and full of energy. He was the comedian in the family and liked people, always wanting to be around friends.
Once our…..
They say, “The darkest hour precedes the dawn.” The night brings its terror. Things in the dark are sinister-looking. The unknown is a malady of its own. Even a lion swallows its roar in the face of fear.
So much is happening all around us, we can barely keep up. Is the media taking centre stage in your…..
“I lost my spouse through Covid 19. How can I go on living?” That was the lament of someone so close to my heart. How do you comfort them? What do you say? You numbly go through the rituals of burying the dead and family and friends are there to share your grief. But as…..
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Change!!! Some dread it! Some love it! Either way, change happens. We embrace change or we shy away from it. The clock keeps ticking and nobody can stop those invisible hands from moving.
It’s the angle we view change from which makes all the difference. A foetus has to reach developmental milestones…..
Lessons I have learned over 59 years of my life on how to be content and joyous in life:
1. Focus on the Blessings (80% = A grade) and not on the challenges (20% = G grade) in life.
2. As long as we live, we will face challenges.
3. Learn from your challenges and never underestimate the…..
One day a desperate wife asked her doctor what she should do with her ill tempered husband. The wise doctor told her to take a big sip of water when her husband came home from work and keep it in her mouth for as long as she could. She was to report back to the doctor after two weeks. To the wife’s surprise this remedy worked wonders. She reported to the doctor how amazing it was; her husband was not…..
Abandoned, rejected, looked down upon, labeled and despised. These are strong words describing strong, heartfelt issues. What do you say to someone who finds them self in that situation? HOPE! Is that remotely possible? A three month old baby girl is abandoned by her own mother? Why? Because her biological father is of a lower social status than her family. Is life so cheap? Twenty six years later this girl searches for her parents and flies 1000’s of miles to…..
Sometimes life seems like a constant battle, from morning till night and every day is just the same. You ask yourself, ‘What is the point of living when you have to be weighed down so much?’ You try and you try but there is no relief in sight. The Lord says in Matthew 11:28 (NET), “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” This means we don’t have to go about our…..
I watched the news and gasped like so many others at the sudden passing away of the ‘King of Comedy’ – Robin Williams. Only those who have walked in a person’s shoes knows what road they are traversing. Depression, which had also plagued this much loved actor, takes on many faces. Sometimes it is quite visible and people notice the psychotic or neurotic behaviour. But often times it is masked by an opposite manifestation of what seems to happy living.
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As you listen to the beautiful and inspiring song by Kari Jobe called ‘Everyone needs a little’, may your spirits be lifted up. I also found this lovely quote by Erin Majors: ‘A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle’. It is so true of people and of life. There certainly is hope for the hopeless. Even the smallest candle will radiate its light in the biggest dark room because candles work best in the dark.
We are all meant to be…..