Inspiration Faith & Prayer Health & Wellness Entertainment Love & Family
Newsletters Special Offers

Small Town America

Have you ever been walking through Walmart or Krogers and saw someone in their PJs and slippers?  Since when is this the right way to dress?  There are signs posted in many stores and restaurants stating, “no shoes, no shirt…no service”.  Maybe it’s time to make a sign that says, “Wearing pajamas and slippers… no…

I just came from buying groceries.  I have spoken several times to one of the cashiers about our church food pantry.  Today she asked if she could make a cash donation to me to buy food for the pantry.  Finding the love of Jesus at the grocery store is unusual.  This lady has her own…

We all have many types of relationships in our lives.  Everything from marriage, child-parent,  close friends, relatives, co-workers, church people and many more.  Whenever there are two people in a relationship, there is the possibility for failure.  We don’t like to admit this because it hurts so bad when there is a breakup.  I’m not…

As I sit listening to the rain on my roof, I am reminded of how fresh and sweet everything smells after the rain.  Our gardens really need a good drink from Heaven.  Often we feel hot and parched in our spiritual walk.  We just need a good drink of the living water that only  Jesus…

Do you know the difference between being ignorant and being just plain stupid?  I don’t make a practice of calling people either one, although I know those who, by definition, are both.  According to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary one who considered ignorant is, ‘lacking knowledge or comprehension of a specified thing.   It also implies a lack of understanding…

We have a neighbor lady who is really quite interesting.  She has worked every job from sales to nursing.  She has terrible mood swings, so I never know which way to approach her.  She is very nice and a good friend, but can also be a challenge.  One day she acts like an old lady…

During a recent visit to the Toledo Zoo, I had the rare opportunity to watch both the elephants and the giraffes at play. The most recent baby elephant, Louie, was having quite a time throwing hay at his mother.  Then he would run up and bump her on the behind.  They played back and forth…

When God created all the animals, He certainly had a good imagination.  And how did He come up with all differences for them.  Adam must have had quite a time when he set out to name each one.  What exactly made an elephant, an elephant and what made a crow, a crow?  What criteria applied…

The other night a friend of mine came home from work after dark.  When he got to his back yard he saw his white cat and began to pet her.  The more he petted her the more she rubbed against his legs and followed him towards to house.  He didn’t remember her being quite so…

Imagine these lovely roses being cut and chopped off.  Do you think this is an enjoyable experience?  If plants felt pain, I bet it would hurt.  Try pressing a pruning shears against your skin and see what it feels like.  Pruning is a lot like deadheading your flowers.  The more you trim off the dead…
archives most recent
search this blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners