overcoming setbacks

Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Context: Proverbs 20:2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. From the lexicon: Cease=sit still.   Strife= controversy, disputes. Foolish=perverse, silly. Meddling=will […]

I sit alone on the rocks outside my front door. It’s been a hard year for me.  I stare at the lights shining in the night sky. The brightest star in the heavens catches my attention. It winks and moves slightly upward before falling toward the earth. It lands and I have no inkling where. […]