overcoming circumstances

A Christmas Letter

                              When winter comes and winds are cold and keen, When nights are darkest, though the stars shine bright,  When life shrinks to its roots, or sleeps unseen, Then may He bless and bring you to His Light.  For He has […]

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Should We Forget? (For Elisia)

By Morton M. Miles (adapted)   It has been said, “We should forget   The sorrows that we bear; Let memory fade fast away,   New life with others share.”   This thought is fine, and may be true   For sorrows left alone; But ours is mixed; for happiness   Our inner hearts have […]

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THE PINK BALLOON

When the Ordinary Becomes Sacred   I’d like to tell you the story of a pink balloon that has become immeasurably precious, almost sacred, to me. And how a simple balloon can be an unexpected reminder of what is most important. It wasn’t very long ago that this balloon was just a balloon. One of […]

2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Context: 2 Corinthians 12:7 So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the […]

Context: James 5:12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation…James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that […]