When I was in the fifth grade, I had the misfortune – at least that’s what I thought at the time – of being assigned to Miss. Sapaki’s social studies class. Now, Miss. Sapaki had a reputation. She never smiled. She wore those sensible rubber-soled shoes that made her footsteps impossible to hear, so she […]
Tag: Compassion
Heavenly Couture
Every so often, I still find fashion catalogs tucked into my mailbox – glossy pages filled with airbrushed models styled in the season’s latest trends. It always surprises me, especially since I rarely shop from them anymore. These days, like a lot of women, I do most of my shopping online. Still, the catalogs keep […]
Stop Beating Yourself Up
Recently, I was leading my women’s Bible study and one of the things we do at the beginning is to have someone give a devotion. Some women choose to share their personal testimonies of coming to Christ during that time. Kim, the woman sharing on this particular morning chose to do that. She told us […]