It was Sunday afternoon and they had decided to go for a drive since it was such a beautiful day. They ventured outside of London and ended up in a rural area where they espied what looked like an abandoned barn. Dushan parked the car and they crossed the overgrown field to the sprawling structure. …
Veronica Goes to the Farm
"What are you doing here, Veronica?" She tried not to be distracted by his jean clad, half-naked body. "Did you put on any sunscreen or sunblock?" she asked. His expression darkened. "Never mind that," he snapped. "What are you doing here?" "I wanted to help." "Take a look around. How are you going to help?" …
Listen to God
And to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ Cursed is the ground on account of you; in hard labor you will eat of it all the days of your …
18 Million Street Children
Imagine that you are discarded, abandoned and abused. You are forced to beg or turn to drugs. Imagine being separated from your family. And if you are a girl, imagine being abandoned by your parents. These are the sad realities for millions of children in Asia. They live in the streets where they are vulnerable …
Street Children
Leave your fatherless children, I will preserve them alive - Jeremiah 49:11 Usually before I retire for the night, I check on my son. I make sure he's nicely tugged in. He has a home. He has his own room. He doesn't have to take the bus to school. His Dad drives him there. He doesn't …
Fanny Kemble
If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good - Thomas J. Watson I never heard of Fanny Kemble until I recently read a devotion, …
A Mother’s Hope
Children are our future. It is our responsibility--no, it should be our mission to provide them with the tools that will enable them to have the future that God meant for them to have. It is every mother's hope to see her child rise above adversity, poverty and all the social ills that would oppress and …
Sin or Die
I lost my husband but God is here to take care of me. Geeta was married to an abusive man who was also a drunkard. He earned 200 rupies per day from a manual labor job but gave her only 20 rupies per day to buy and cook food. He spent most of his earnings on …
Women and Bipolar Disorder
The first time I was aware of bipolar disorder was years ago in New York. It was there that I learned that my sister was manic depressive. She had suffered from a nervous breakdown. I never knew that she was manic depressive. It was not evident to me. She seemed fine to me. While …
Pregnant Women And Jogging
This evening I was watching a news story about pregnant women and jogging and was surprised to learn that one of the women featured was nine months pregnant. I couldn't imagine jogging so close to having a baby. At nine months I was waddling and anxious to give birth. The woman on TV looked fantastic. …
Notes to Women 