suffering

...is to break us, show us who we are, sort through the pieces, discard
the undesirable, and re-build us in the image of our Maker. The whole
process is, in the most simplistic terms possible, NOT fun. Ever. And
if anyone says they’re having fun, they’re lying. I’m not saying joy is
impossible (for we are actually told to be joyful in the midst of  Read More »

The recent poll question, "how do you feel about assisted suicide?," brought to mind some thoughts I have had recently. The comments have added to my thoughts and I decided to write a post about it. My thought is: What is the purpose to suffering?  Read More »

Please read all of this, it will really help me out and I appreciate it as well.  Read More »

I can feel all the walls closing in around me. It takes me forever to get to sleep at night and once I finally do get to sleep, in the wee hours of the morning, I never want to wake up. I sleep though the entire morning and well into the afternoon, awaken constantly by the ringing phone. Damn creditors.  Read More »

When most people think of the term "HEALTH," the presence or absence of disease is usually the first thing that comes to mind.

As if health is somehow either black or white, no room for gray.

For example, some common thoughts are: I am in good health if I do not have a cold, if I am not obese or if I do not have any type of cancer (just to name a few).  Read More »

I found this story very strange. I watched either dateline or Msnbc and watched a special on this. I had to research for the story to make sure it was accurate. I made sure it would be a newer subject that has not been blogged about.  Read More »

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