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June 2024

June 20, 2024

Life Has Choices. Destruction. Definition and Strength.

“When something bad happens, you have three choices. You can either let it define you,...

June 16, 2024

What Can I Give God? A Mustard Seed.

“Remember, there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a...

June 02, 2024

Remembering Religion Fondly Through The Old Church Picnic

“By the way, each and every proper southern lady has a biscuit recipe that they...

May 2024

May 21, 2024

Dwelling In Possibility and the Catharsis it Brings.

"I Dwell in Possibility." Emily Dickinson Catharsis: The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief...

May 16, 2024

Revisiting The Old Church Cookbook And Its Life Lessons.

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work...

May 13, 2024

The Marvelous Gift of Grace

“We witness other people's storms from the shelter of our own perspectives. Let’s be mindful...

May 10, 2024

A Mother Is Much Like a Casserole. It’s All In The Recipe

“Try not to be a person of success, but rather try to become a person...

May 06, 2024

Was The Woman At The Well The First Evangelist?

Jesus Traveled Where Some Dare Not Travel Picture if you will Jesus, traveling purposefully into...

May 02, 2024

Will Others Know We Are Christians By Our Love?

Lighthouses don't go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just...

April 2024

April 28, 2024

2 Funerals and a Pianist. Do We Need a Community?

The Gift of Your Six “It takes 6-8 pallbearers to lift you up when you’re...

April 24, 2024

What is the bread in your life? What’s in Your Recipe?

“Love doesn’t sit there like a stone; it has to be made like bread, remade...

April 18, 2024

Can the Beatitudes Help Me Live a Better and Beautiful Life?

If you have been a believer for a long time, you can probably say...

April 11, 2024

Can the Titanic and Its Musicians Teach Us a Lesson?

Can the Titanic and its musicians teach us a lesson 112 years later? On April...

April 06, 2024

What Are You Doing With Your 86400 Seconds Today? A Reverie

The Gift of 86,400 Seconds “Imagine this: If you had $86,400 in an account...

April 04, 2024

Jesus Wept. And So Can You.

Jesus Wept. And So Can You. This evening my husband and I had the unfortunate...

March 2024

March 27, 2024

From Darkness to Light. A Resurrection Pondering.

The Gift of Darkness to Light. “In order for the light to shine so...

March 21, 2024

Can Christ Kintsugi My Heart?

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with...

March 19, 2024

Forgiveness, Regret, Finger Paint and Resurrection. What?

“How to hold regret tenderly: I wish that I would have done that differently, and...

March 14, 2024

Hope, Healing, Joy and a Bird’s Nest. An Easter Meditation.

The Gift of a Bird’s Nest. “Hope” is the thing with feathers That perches in...

March 12, 2024

Maundy Thursday is a Mood

Maundy Thursday is a Mood Positive Pensées Kathy King Is your cup half empty or...

March 05, 2024

Brontë, Pascal and Lent. Interesting Combo, Right?

Brontë, Pascal, and Lent. Interesting Combo, Right? When I was in high school, I had...

March 04, 2024

Lent, Lincoln and Roses. How are they related?

Lent, Lincoln and Roses. How are they related? “We can complain because rose bushes...

February 2024

February 28, 2024

To Fear or Not to Fear? When Will Lent Be Over?

To Fear or Not to Fear? When Will Lent Be Over? During Sunday school last...

February 20, 2024

Lent is here. Remind me how to make it until Easter?

You've made your declaration for Lent with the best of intentions. Those intentions are...

February 12, 2024

The Gift of a Quandary?

Life is a quandary. Life can be a mess. There are days when you...

September 2023

September 08, 2023

The Gift of Hope

The Gift of Hope Positive Pensées Kathy King “Never lose hope, one day...

September 06, 2023

The Gift of the Courage to Continue

The Gift of the Courage to Continue Positive Pensées Kathy...

September 01, 2023

The Gift of a Cool Breeze

The Gift of a Cool Breeze Positive Pensées Kathy King “The breeze of grace is...

August 2023

August 26, 2023

The Gift of Jólabókaflód The Christmas Book Flood

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank Jólabókaflód is something that we...

August 19, 2023

The Gift of Something has to be Good

The Gift of Something Has to Be Good Positive Pensées Kathy King “Every day...