Honest Before Generous

Honest Before Generous

by | Apr 28, 2023 | Agreement that needed changing, Assuming on others, care of d. unequally distributed, Counsel, Delay in talking over a problem, Dog, Getting c., Honesty comes before being generous, Maturity to restrain one’s speech, Negotiating an agreement, Taken advantage of, Upper limit to what one will absorb / do, Young women living together

I was a typical guy having an affair.  I did not set out to be unfaithful–it just slowly happened.  Bit by bit. I have come to believe that most affairs are not blows, but slow leaks. But my wife was cool about it—said nothing; just tolerated it.  She...
Mysterious Providence Working For Us

Mysterious Providence Working For Us

by | Apr 21, 2023 | Achieving mental r., An emotional p., An unfortunate k., Bully, Forgive(ness), Fretting about injustice, God is able to time events right, God's providence, Grace builders, Kiss, Mental peace, Mysterious providence, Overreaction, Prison, Rest, Timing

It is said, “God moves in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform.”  I would like to tell you about one. It does not start out happy. It ends better. A man in a former church was a bully.  An engineer with no apparent emotional capacity, he dominated...
Humor About Old Age

Humor About Old Age

by | Apr 7, 2023 | Uncategorized

Some humor about old age has accumulated in my file, so here goes. The thing about old age is that one does not get a chance to practice before it arrives. Yes, there are signs, but it basically slips up on a person. In older years, skin abnormalities appear. Dark...