The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O Lord have never abandoned anyone who searches for You (Psalm 9:9, 10) Whenever I am in trouble the first One I run to is the Lord. In Him I find… Read More Never Abandoned
Whenever one of us is in trouble, God intercedes. He takes care of us. The psalmist testifies, “Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have died. I cried out, ‘I’m slipping!’ and Your unfailing love, O Lord supported… Read More God Takes Care of His People
His heart skipped a beat as he watched Traci coming up the path. It had been four years since she walked out of the condo penthouse with the unobstructed views of Puget Sound, Elliott Bay and Olympic and out of his life with no goodbye or explanation. When he came home to an empty place,… Read More Traci’s Past
How do people feel when they find out that they have been adopted? I once watched an episode of the soap opera, One Life to Live where a character named Destiny was devastated when she learned that her parents were actually her grandparents and that the brother she was so close to, whom she adored… Read More Adopted
Transitions themselves are not the issue, but how well you respond to their challenges – Jim George What transition are you going through today? Getting old is a big one. You’re not as agile and flexible as before. You ache in parts of your body you didn’t even know existed. It’s important to be active. … Read More It’s How You Respond
Jane peered through a window of the stone house, wondering who lived there. She’d never seen anyone enter or leave it. It appeared abandoned. But who would quit such a splendid abode? “Jane!” She swung around, startled. “Uncle Albert!” “Off with you!” he barked. Bewildered, she turned and ran off, her skirt billowing behind her.… Read More The Abandoned House
Catherine leaned the mirror against the pole so that she could gaze upon the reflection of the abandoned house. Her curiosity was piqued when her brother, Gerald claimed that when he rode past here a fortnight ago, he saw an old lady appear at the window. She disappeared as he approached. He tried the door… Read More The Old Lady
Every time Grandma and I walked past the abandoned house with the gigantic grass shaped cross, she would tell the sad story of Sarah Ann Johnston. I indulged her. She was getting up there and forgot that she had told me the story many times before. I just listened as she talked about the downfall… Read More The Ruin of Sarah Ann Johnston
It was as if she were in a trance. Everything around her faded into nothingness. Her eyes were riveted on Grimwood Manor. She walked towards the imposing, Gothic facade of the house. It loomed like a foreboding giant watching her come closer like a spider watching a fly lured to its web. She paused and… Read More Grimwood Mansion
In the early hours of The morning, outside of A hospital in the city of Bharatpur in Rajasthan A newborn baby girl was Discovered. Her umbilical cord still intact She had been there All night as a light rain that fell Her only cover an old pink shawl. She was abandoned. Why? She is a… Read More Abandoned
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