Posts tagged “Contentment”
Don’t waste your worry
A friend clued me in to using stickers on my fingernails. Nail polish is not an option for me, since as a nursing assistant…
Finding God here and now
I just got back from a trip to Ireland. I was part of a group of 16 guys who traveled to the southern part…
Don’t be a troll
Do you know about troll farms? Until recently, I lived in blissful ignorance. But then I learned how thousands and thousands of people in…
You’re more than space dust
A couple of weeks ago, NASA released images from the James Webb telescope, the most high-tech telescope ever invented. The images caused a ruckus…
From complaining to praising
Have you ever noticed how we like to complain incessantly about the weather? Is it because it’s inoffensive fodder for small talk? “The humidity…
Amazing!
My pastor husband once had this conversation with a Grade 3 student: “How was your day, Taeja?” “Amazing!” “Really? What made it amazing?” “Oh,…
Be a connoisseur of Christ
Do you love coffee? I sure do! As a mom of young kids, coffee is vital to my energy levels, but I really love…
In a world of conspiracies, how do you find the truth?
The Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma was prophetic. Granted it is ironic that Netflix produced a movie that bashed addictive media that removes people…
What lux!
February. The longest shortest month of the year. Thankfully the Roman emperors who modified the calendar gave it only 28 days and only allowed…
Requiem for the middle
I noticed it when I was still teaching. The middle seemed to be disappearing. There were exceptional students and special needs students. Few kids…
Are you a good person?
Are you a good person? The apostle Paul used to think so. But then he became a Christian and came to believe that, by…
Joy vs. happiness
What would make you happy, like really happy? If you were asked and you didn’t have to admit it out loud, what would you…