As the detour of my journey enters it’s 12th week (three months), I am choosing no longer to label this time of unemployment as a “detour.” I am instead choosing to acknowledge it as my “path.” It is the path God…
…Freely Give
In the previous post, I shared that our talents, skills, and abilities are all gifts from God. “Gifts,” meaning that we did nothing to receive them. While I believe these were given to us to enable us to accomplish the…
Imitating the Ants
Proverbs 6: 6-8 “Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.” “My name is Brenda,…
Choosing Praise
One of the things I have been intentional about doing since losing my job almost two months ago is waking up early, getting dressed for “work,” and starting my day as I would if I were leaving my apartment for…
My Friend Annie
The other day, I posted the lyrics of an old song, “He Giveth More Grace.” Though I had been singing it throughout the morning, I wanted to make sure I had the words right before adding it on my blog…