This is the week we, here in America, celebrate Thanksgiving. There is so much to be thankful for, but beyond things there is what God has done for us: This scripture in Psalms is there to remind us of just SOME of the things God has done for us. There are many, many more things… Read More Elegance and Tea: Gratitude
Don’t tell anyone, but I love Velveeta*. I know it isn’t really cheese, per se, but it is just… I don’t know, so bad it’s good? I even found a great copy-cat recipe for it. No chemicals. The last time I had any was a year ago this time. I was getting ready to toss the… Read More Imagination and Velveeta©
New data indicates that average human life expectancy is likely to reach 100 by the year 2060.” Discover Magazine, pp. 67-8 (January 2003). You know, I could have told them this with the exception that the number should state 120. While there may not be a literal Fountain of Youth, it is one of the benefits… Read More Tuesday Grace and Tea: Longevity
There is a small children’s nursery rhyme most of us learned growing up – usually in response to some bully calling us names. It first appeared approximately 1844. There are many variations but the basic is: Sticks and stones may break my bones But names (or words) will never harm me. You know what? Neurologists… Read More Sticks and Stones AND Words HURT
“The finished works of the Cross” simply means that everything Jesus died for us to have was completed there on that bloody cross. The blood that He shed for us procured our healing, eternal life in heaven, safety, protection, prosperity, and an abundantly good life, to name a few benefits. Immediately the devil came in… Read More Tuesday Elegance and Tea: Finished Works