A TREE

In the Bible there are many symbolic references. One of the ones I enjoy is the symbolic use of a tree. In the Bible bitterness is described as a root. In my novel, The Shattered Vase, I have chosen to symbolize bitterness as a...

PLANTING FLOWERS OF LOVE

Last year my daughter came up with a heartwarming idea for Mother’s day. She was going to take me shopping for flowers and we would plant them. I considered that a great idea because it was like planting flowers of love.....

WHAT IF WE GOT IT WRONG?

What if we got it wrong? What if when we die, we are confronted with the reality that we, as humans, have been deceived? What if we got it wrong and success isn’t even measured when we die? What if it didn’t matter how much money we made, but how many...

A FORTUNATE MAN

I watched a movie, A Fortunate Man,  on Netflix the other night. I had a busy day so I fell asleep the first time I watched it. I tried again and the second night I finished it. A Fortunate Man is an excellent movie and very thought-provoking. The premise of the plot...

NO LONGER A SLAVE

For so many years of my life, I was a slave. My master was a weakness that held my heart in bondage. My heart was broken many times due to this master. I knew I should not obey this master, but yet the men that I dated all demanded that I honor and obey this master...

NUMBERS

I was reading the Bible this morning and studying Numbers 2. In this chapter of the Bible the Lord was arranging the twelve tribes of Israel. He was very specific as to how he wanted them to travel. In the first chapter of Numbers he had Moses take a census and count...