by Shirley | May 13, 2023 | Food For Thought
May is Mental Health Month. It’s when we bring awareness to a topic many shy away from. I’m here to tell you that dealing with someone who has a mental illness is not for the faint of heart. It takes a LOT of prayers, and it takes a very strong person to...
by Shirley | Mar 14, 2023 | Write 28 Days
My dear friend posted a picture yesterday of a worn grayish sweatshirt displaying Charleston, South Carolina on the front. I took one look at the faded and ripped shirt and the memories flooded my mind. While we cannot pinpoint the exact year, we are speculating...
by Shirley | Mar 6, 2023 | Covid Times, Random Thoughts
Our days have been filled with the Alex Murdaugh Trial. My husband and I did not follow it from the beginning. It was only when both of us got COVID that we turned on the television for entertainment. Plastered on the screen was live footage of the double murder...
by Shirley | Mar 1, 2023 | God Is Close To The Broken Hearted
Recently someone close to me experienced a significant loss and then another on top of that. Devastation swept over her, and tears fell like rain. Hope was crushed, and the pain was almost unbearable. Yet, even though she felt broken, she turned her focus into...
by Shirley | Feb 28, 2023 | Write 28 Days
I believe God orchestrated the “chance meeting” of mere strangers in an online forum over 20 years ago. He knows what we need right when we need it. Something drew us all into that forum. It was something other than our interest in the television...