by Debbie W. Wilson | Jun 26, 2012 | Forgiveness, Healing, Joy, Life Experiences, Pain
“I forgive her—again,” I prayed, “but all I feel is hate. Please cleanse my heart.” A delightful family reunion reconnected me with some long lost cousins—and some old wounds. We laughed and shared funny stories, however, one cousin also confided how a certain person...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Dec 5, 2011 | Joy, Life Experiences, Love, Pets and Faith, Relationship with God
The LORD … will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 (CEB) Larry dubbed our new puppy “Wonder-pup.” He slept through his first night in his crate without a whimper. He pooped and peed outside—not in the house. He chewed his toys, not the furniture or...
by Debbie W. Wilson | May 2, 2011 | Joy
What touches you emotionally? What makes your spirit soar or what stirs up your ire? Do you love stories where good triumphs over evil, where wrong is called bad and right called good? Do you love it when people do the right thing regardless of the outcome? What do...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Feb 7, 2011 | Joy, Life Experiences, Relationship with God
You could call me a flower child — fragrant lilies, red tulips, blue hydrangeas — just whiffs of honeysuckle in a breeze delight me. Floral beauty satisfies me yet creates a thirst for more. When I look into the throat of a perfect lily, I experience the joy of a...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 11, 2011 | Contentment, Faith, Hope, Joy, Peace, Trusting God, Worry
“But he’s got high hopes, he’s got high hopes. He’s got high apple pie, in the sky hopes.” Perhaps you remember these lyrics from HIgh Hopes by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen where each verse ends with “oops there goes another…” impossible...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Mar 29, 2010 | Easter, Hope, Joy, Relationship with God
In the South all of creation is proclaiming Easter! Resurrection is in bloom. But before spring we went through winter and Good Friday comes before Easter. When I was little I remember asking my mother why the day Jesus died was called “Good Friday.” I couldn’t...
