By Ann O’Malley I hate crying. It’s wet and messy, and it feels like a total loss of control. I grew up as a sensitive child in a large family where tears were severely frowned upon. During those turbulent years…
The Blessing of Tears
Tag: blessing
Mother’s Day Blessings
I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness. ~ Jeremiah 31:3 …for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from the Father. ~ John 16:27 …
Blessing and Provision (Not luck!)
Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go…
The Beatitudes: Introduction ~ The (Non)Pursuit of Happiness
If you google ‘how to be happy’, you’ll get 1, 870, 000, 000 answers in .20 seconds. At least, that’s how many results just appeared at 9:19 this morning. You’ll find ‘secrets’, ’7 easy steps’, and ‘look within yourself’. You’ll…
Some Reflections on the Gift of Time
By Barbara Greenhow There is a film I have come to love called “All Passion Spent”. Set in England in the early 1930’s, it deals with a socially prominent 85 year old woman who, in her widowhood, has voluntarily chosen…