Complaining is ugly. It is ugly in others and it is ugly in me. I cannot think of a single time when complaining was becoming. While it never looks pretty, it is all too easy. That’s why I love this little story that shows me why complaining is foolish. It puts grumbling into perspective. John…
When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done. Johnson Oatman, 1897 Is it ever right to count other’s blessings? I could barely keep silent as…
A heart that is full of grace and goodness wi thin will bear a great many strokes, and never make any noise, but if an empty heart is struck it will make a noise. Context is everything. New context infuses new life into the old, the familiar. Hanging an old rose acrylic on new wall…