and Purposeful Prose
Image by Luisella Planeta LOVE PEACE 💛💙 from Pixabay We can't have the best of both worlds because one of these worlds simply isn't best. There is only one way. But we can choose the Way—that is, the light of this world (the answers to the confusion) Jesus Christ. God has graciously offered to illuminate [...]
I've been troubled by troubles. Not simply my own. Seeing people that I care for struggle has been difficult for me as well. There's a lot of it out there, and for someone who is very empathic (points to self) life has been draining. I messaged my friend Ronda about how I was feeling and [...]
I'm not a big fan of sudden, unexpected power outages. As the case may be they're almost always sudden and unexpected. Life is the same way. Things have a way of changing on a dime. Thankfully our power outage occurred on Monday morning after I'd posted on my blog, caught up with a friend, and [...]
Years ago (many years ago) I wrote a poem called "My life as a Tree." This poem was written before I ever knew Jesus. It was quite depressing and not at all hopeful. I must have tossed it out for this very reason. Life wasn't so funny at the time, but now (even when I'm [...]
Continued from Planting... A classmate once asked me if I was a Christian. Though I thought this was a question, it was more like a hypothesis. He was convinced that he already knew the answer. Nevertheless, I objectionably replied “No, I'm not!” I didn't want to be a part of that! Despite my emphatic "No!" [...]
Since Andrew and I will be celebrating 25 years married this month, this seems the perfect time to share some of our "How Andrew Met Tina" story, as well as, the events that lead up to my journey of faith. However, first there's a bit of a planting backstory. Before I met Andrew I was [...]
While we're all trying to learn to navigate a world that has required us to do things differently, many of us are also trying to stay the course of our own personal journeys, shining light where we can. I often feel that I'm not pitching in enough, but I've had to let this go. It [...]
It's time for tea! After a stressful visit to the hospital it's time to savor and enjoy something a little more tranquil. Stash has me traveling to China for this challenge. My InfiniTEA War continues with Stash's Peppermint Tea still stomping a mudhole. Bring it Chocolate Mint! If you haven't been following this adventure, all of my [...]
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