Our new Camry sparkled in the sunlight like a pocketful of new pennies scattered on the ground. When the engine purred to life, we grinned with giddy excitement. But the feature we enjoyed most was the scent. The aroma of a new car’s interior wakes up our olfactory senses and…
Author: Jeannie Waters
How Can You Help a Widow Who Faces Empty Chairs?
Even when a widow accepts invitations to join family and friends at their table, she faces empty chairs at her table and elsewhere. The Bible teaches us to care for widows. In addition to visits, invitations, and offers to assist with various tasks, I want to share another way…
7 Ways You Can Honor God and Serve Others During the Christmas Season
The news spread through our class at church. One couple’s son had passed. Bill, one of our teachers, and his wife were among the first to visit. The afternoon we arrived, Bill had returned, vacuumed the house, and polished the shoes family members would wear to the funeral the next…
5 Ways to Enhance the Gratitude Capacity of Your Heart and Give Thanks
My friend Karen planned a Friendsgiving celebration for the residents at the healthcare home where her mother lives. We decorated the tables with tall lanterns filled with tiny lights and red, orange, and yellow silk leaves. Then we added stuffed pumpkins and sprinkled candy at each place. During the…
Banish the Morning Blues and Celebrate Each Day with the Psalmists
Local friends, please read the invitation at the conclusion of this post and RSVP. Thank you. When you hear, “She got up on the wrong side of the bed,” you know someone displayed grouchy behavior. How can we start our days on the right side and banish the morning…