by debracelovsky | Nov 22, 2023 | Family Life, Thanksgiving
Like many families with grown children, Thanksgiving and Christmas are celebrated with Sam and me on alternate years. I’ve never minded this yearly pattern. Why? Well, one reason is because, in marriage, my children chose so well. And their in-laws are loving...
by debracelovsky | Nov 6, 2023 | Job, Word
denouement: [French] the solution, unraveling, or clarification of a plot in a drama or story “I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle,” said Mother Teresa. “I just wish He didn’t trust me so much.” In Job’s case,...
by debracelovsky | Oct 30, 2023 | Job, Word
If you were to describe your outlook on life, what would it be? Are you generally pleased with what you see? Do you view everything (and everyone) through the lens of, shall we say, making improvements? I have suffered from time to time from the condition known as The...
by debracelovsky | Oct 2, 2023 | Job
“I am,” said Anne of Green Gables in a moment of adolescent woe, “in the depths of despair!’ One of the interesting things about being human is this: the necessity of being served from a great many and varied dishes on the table of life. It is...
by debracelovsky | Sep 26, 2023 | Job
Life is a theater, so invite your audience carefully. Not everyone should be given a seat in the front row of our lives. Some years ago, the speaker at our annual women’s retreat opened with this quote. The idea of being mindful of the people we allow to exert...
