“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • The Animal I am Most Like

    It might seem surprising that I would choose a sloth as the animal I am most like. When I saw the prompt this morning, the first animal that came to mind was the sloth and went to find out about… Continue reading

    The Animal I am Most Like
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 51 – Words Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil. 29 JEHOVAH is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous. Think… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Letter to Self

    Dear Valerie, As I sit here thinking about what I will become in the years ahead, I can only imagine what my life would be like at 100. I would imagine I am sill going strong for Jesus Christ. He… Continue reading

    Letter to Self
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 50 – Generosity Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live. Do you know people who live only to make money, so they can buy everything their heart… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 49 – Words Proverbs 15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to JEHOVAH, but the words of the pure are pleasant. Have you listened to someone speak without talking? Everything they say has no foundation to it.… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 48 – Protection Proverbs 15:25 JEHOVAH will destroy the house of the proud, but He will establish the boundary of the widow. It doesn’t take much to notice the difference between those with money and position and those without.… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 47 – Life Proverbs 15:24 The way of life winds upward for the wise, that he may turn away from hell below. Life is a winding road. You need a steady hand to navigate your way through all the… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 46 – Counselor Proverbs 15:22 Without counsel, plans go awry, but in the multitude of counselors they are established. 23 A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and a word spoken in due season, how good… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study
  • Failure and Apparent Failure – My Journey to Success

    My entire childhood, I was told I would never amount to anything. I felt rejected as a human being, unworthy to stand among my siblings let alone my peers. When those words hit me, they made me fight harder for… Continue reading

    Failure and Apparent Failure – My Journey to Success
  • Daily Bible Study

    Day 45 – Worthy Proverbs 15:20 A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother. 21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment, but a man of understanding walks uprightly. Children often… Continue reading

    Daily Bible Study