Tag: hopelessness

Friends in High Places

Garth Brooks struck a chord with his hit, “I’ve Got Friends in Low Places.” The tune might be catchy, but the lyrics? Well, they paint a picture of drowning sorrows in whiskey and beer, hoping that’ll make everything okay. But let’s be honest — does that really sound like the company you’d want to keep?…

By Donna Wuerch Noble September 5, 2024 Off

Hope Floats…..or Not?

Many of us are tired and lackluster with our hope. Tired of negativity, political rancor, grumpy and whiny people. Tired of trying to make changes in our lives. But we’d better make some changes because Proverbs 13:12 says: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Yikes! Who wants a sick heart? When we lose hope, we…

By Donna Wuerch Noble June 26, 2024 Off

In the Mountain-Moving Business

I’ve shared before that we live in a 55+ apartment community. Weekly we watch big moving vans park at the dock right outside our apartment. The movers are either loading up for those moving away or those who are coming to stay! They are mountain movers. That’s how I felt when I downsized and moved…

By Donna Wuerch Noble April 30, 2024 Off

Overloaded?

My circuit breaker kept tripping, so I alerted my electrician. He showed up to save the day for me. I took him to my master bathroom from where the issues started. It took him seconds to determine the problem and to school me. “That hairdryer –1875 watts. That heater – 1500 watts. Too much at…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 17, 2024 Off

Calling All Mountain Climbers and Mountain Movers!

It seems everywhere we look, there are unconquerable mountains in front of us – both in the natural and the spiritual. This photo prompted me to write this blog. Mountains symbolize obstacles, immovability, challenges — and if it’s a mountain the size of Kilimanjaro — maybe hopelessness. But mountains also symbolize conquering, overcoming obstacles, making…

By Donna Wuerch Noble April 2, 2019 Off

I Was Fed Up

“Fed Up” = has had enough of a situation; annoyed with a state of affairs that has persisted for a long time. A year ago this January, a crown was placed on my back fractured tooth. I was hounded for years by my dentists to get that crown. The only problem I was having were…

By Donna Wuerch Noble January 9, 2019 Off