Are You Being a “CAPTIVE” Audience?

CAPTIVE — a person or animal who has been taken prisoner or confined; detained, in captivity, imprisoned, locked up. Ever have one of those days, weeks or months, when everything you do seems to be inadequate, at least in your own eyes? Your parenting skills, being a loving and kind spouse, your efficiency at work,…

By Donna Wuerch March 16, 2018 Off

Good Habits are as Addictive as Bad Habits

Habit: an acquired behavior pattern, regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary! What habits do you have that might affect how others see you? Biting your fingernails (Oh, how well I remember that awful one when I was a kid)? Cursing? Running your fingers through your hair? Interrupting conversations so you can speak? Being…

By Donna Wuerch March 11, 2018 Off

Privileged Birds, Privileged YOU and ME

PRIVILEGED means having special rights, advantages, favored My sweet sister knows my love for cardinals because of so many that have visited me since my dear husband’s graduation to heaven seven plus years ago. She gave me these two cardinals yesterday that were given to her years ago. It touched my heart so much that…

By Donna Wuerch March 10, 2018 Off

That Police Officer DEPRIVED Me of my Sleep

: To keep something away from someone. Those who live in poverty are kept from having enough food or shelter. Plants experiencing water deprivation will shrivel up and die. If a teenager is grounded, their parents might impose video game or cell phone deprivation. And if someone has trouble sleeping, they are sleep DEPRIVED. I…

By Donna Wuerch March 9, 2018 Off

Selective Hearing Comes in Handy

My iPhone must have selective hearing. I’ll be audibly texting a message and the message comes out not anything like I said. My text message to my sister was supposed to start out “Hi sweet sis!” But, it sent “Hi, sweet the ass.” She replied “This is too funny. Read your text 4th word.” I…

By Donna Wuerch March 8, 2018 Off

Welcome to my SANCTUARY!

While having my morning devotion time, I looked at the sign on my fireplace hearth, SANCTUARY, that I see every day. But yesterday it resonated with me more than ever. I looked at the back of it to see when it was that my friend gave it to me. It is dated October 10, 2010.…

By Donna Wuerch March 7, 2018 Off