Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

Want a Better You? Don’t Miss these 2 Essentials

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While the passing of time makes some homes look dated and faddish, age only enhances others. I thought about the difference good design and quality materials make on a recent stroll through a section of town known for its beautiful older homes and established yards. I realized what’s true for houses applies to marriages and individuals too.

Would you like to grow better with time? Would you like your relationships to not only last but improve with age?

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Choose a Solid Foundation

Some major hurricanes and tornadoes have blown through Raleigh since we moved here. Yet the stately homes on our walk still stand in regal beauty. No life or marriage is immune to storms either. We prepare for them by building on a solid foundation.Continue Reading

When Your Loved One No Longer Remembers

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“Can I call you Mama?” I asked as my aunt reached for my hand. I was seven and spending part of my  summer with my mother’s only sister. She had lived with us when I was very young while her new husband was overseas. She entertained me with songs like “The cannibal king with the big nose ring…” and “I went to the animal fair.” We shared so many laughs together. As a teen, I thought Aunt Jane would never grow old. I was convinced that her zest for life would stop time. For a while it seemed to work, but tragically, her mind hasn’t cooperated.

On her last visit to our home, the only items that she recognized were things that once belonged to my grandmother, her mother. After she left I watched a video of her visit two years prior and cried at the difference.Continue Reading

Ageless Beauty

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One of the most engaging and beautiful women I ever met was my neighbor Margaret Meyers.  Mrs. Meyers shared our shady street in Southern California.  We met one Christmas while caroling.  I still remember her opening her door and greeting us from her wheel chair.  As our group sang she sat beaming, holding our six month old daughter.

Did I mention that Mrs. Meyers was in her nineties when we met?  You may question my original description of her.  But I will argue that she was a beautiful woman.  She had the internal, eternal beauty that 1 Peter 3 describes as being precious to God. A beauty that is cultivated from a lifetime of loving – loving God and people.

Mrs Meyers understood that what we do affects others. Her radiant countenance belied the constant pain she suffered from the car wreck that left her crippled.  She delighted me with stories of teaching in a one room prairie school house.  After sharing supper with us, she would slip her harmonica out from her pocket to play us hymns.Continue Reading

Finishing Well

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Finishing a project well brings satisfaction. Finishing a life well brings great joy and reward.

The Bible supplies many examples of people who began well and fizzled out. Matthew 25:21 reveals the ultimate desire of every child of God; to hear “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” Remembering that aim clarifies our focus and revitalizes our motivation.Continue Reading

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