with an inspiringgood morning prayer, a beautifuldevotion, and a shortmorning prayer message for a friend. There is also anearly morning prayer to God, a prayer to say for your family and a simple petition you can say before starting work. ...
A Prayer for the eating ; Blessings before meals often vary; from short to long, serious to wittyRebecca Nappi Interactive editor
“I want these dishes done and the carpet vacuumed before you two go anywhere today, and I’ll make us some breakfast.” Their mother did well. She was a secretary for a law firm downtown. The two boys did their chores and cleaned their roomsin order to leave. Shefed them a bologna...
Son and Holy Spirit). Prayer is powerful and I can tell you that God answers almost all of my prayers ~ sometimes not the exact thing I prayed for, usually much better. And there are times when I wait and wait and it’s a no-go. I am always mindful that when a prayer doesn’t ...
Here’s a short prayer that Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry recently shared that might give you comfort: “Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep. And give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ, give rest to the weary. Bless...
Here is Will and Guy’s collection of short Christmas stories with a humorous and festive theme.The Saga of the Christmas LoserWe’re starting these funny short Christmas stories with the saga of the Christmas loser.Late home after a night out, a youngster attempted to climb into his home ...
Before the war she’d spent a year at Amsterdam University training to be a teacher. She’d had the top marks in her high school class, and continued to do well at the University. But since the invasion she had stayed home to help with the shop at her father’s command; he was ...
I look at my phone as a text comes through from Danielle before I can call her. “I’m now at work but we are starting treatment in a week once results are back. It’ll be two iv antibiotics three times a day and two orals for about 4-6 months. Today I will be sad but I ...
In September, we when we were in the hospital for his checkup, Patrick hadn’t eaten much lunch and was hungry, so we stopped into the cafeteria to get him a slice of pizza before the appointment. There are so many memories still in that place. I could see the table I sat at the...
She remembers taking part in a dance performance as a child — although her mother stopped her just before going on stage: “‘You would keep the others back, dear,’ she said gently.” Until she was about twenty, though, “I was more or less like anybody else. I lived an ordinary ...