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Inspirational Essays celebrate the spiritual side of life. Here you’ll find stories sharing about God’s presence in our lives and retelling inspiring stories we’ve heard.
Life can be a roller coaster of ups and downs, of hard times and good times. We share a little of everything in this category. Times when we felt victorious and times when we felt not so much.
So often hearing a sermon will inspire us with words we want to pass on to others. We don’t feel that we have answers; just a lot of questions and situations that somehow, sometimes, God has shared a solution for us.
We give Him the glory for all the good in our lives, and there is so much. And we hope to see you all in Heaven someday!
Postponed Living is playing with fire; this is a study of Drusilla of Acts 24 of the Bible, whose life of denial literally ended under the molten lava fires of Mt. Vesuvius. More Bible Studies to read: Rebekah’s Journey to Faith, a FriDay of Preparation Post Rebekah’s Journey to Gentleness: Friday of Preparation Post…
When God is All, in All and with us All, the very thought of His promise is enough to modify the experience of the so-very-not-all times. “You say that all the time!” “I’ve given it all I’ve got.” “All you ever do is complain.” “That’s all I can eat, thanks.” That’s our word…
Where is Jesus? Is your heart an aching, empty tomb? Or a glowing ember, warming all who meet you? Filling our hearts at Easter with the joy of His rising. Where is Jesus? Joanna’s Journey to the Tomb The women hurried along, their sandals’ crunch on the sandy path and the murmured twitters of…
‘Ink Re-cap 121 Happy Weekend to all our lovely friends! Plus inspiring inklings to uplift and encourage each other for this life we live. I think this was the best week ever. It feels like I’ve finally kicked the lingering after-life of Covid to the curb. Isn’t recovery the worst, those of you who…
Angry women: refuse offense or feeling offended. It’s better to eat a dry morsel than feast sumptuously with strife. What God says about clamor versus quietness. At dinner with friends one day we discussed having “good arguments.” I used to love arguing. Not angry, throwing insults, hurtful arguing, like we did as children, but…
‘Ink Re-cap 120 Happy Weekend to all our lovely friends! Plus inspiring inklings to uplift and encourage each other in this life we live. This week we heard a lot about snow and black ice and power outages and heroes and helpers who went the extra mile to help those in need. American spirit…
Little House Life Lessons: What I learned from Laura Ingalls Wilder. Having all the best things won’t make us happy but love, kindness, helping each other and “just plain being good” is the key. Laura Ingalls Wilder was born in this month in 1867. Her birthday was February 7 and then she died on…
This Life that makes us who we are is the only Life we have. 5 Kimenink blog posts that tell part of the story of our family. “ We are what the past has made us, We are what the future will make us, Live now. Right now. Tom Hiddleston “ Some famous…
Develop and Convey Strong Opinions. Your voice matters. God gives the power to be firm, yet kind, humble and compassionate. We’ve all been in that meeting. The gathering of committees where opinions are voiced and insisted upon and then voiced again. Feelings stir and swirl, friends flush and bow their heads. Heavy air pulsates…
Diagnosed “best hospital friend?” Be the friend who leaves patients (and staff) happier when you visit. Here’s the cheat sheet on ranking high on the charts of Hospital Visitor Etiquette. Yes, this really is a thing, if you pay attention to what hospitalized friends say. Some visitors leave the patient relaxed and smiling when…
Sticky words can be random and annoying and quality-of-life-threatening. “I read in a book once that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but I’ve never been able to believe it. I don’t believe a rose WOULD be as nice if it was called a thistle or a skunk cabbage.”…
Who would have thought Dollar Tree could produce an epiphany?The answer is, God moves in mysterious ways and unusual places, His wonders to perform. What is your typical experience in Dollar Tree? A bargain store teeming with a humanity appearing to live on meager resources, with faces showing that strain? Then that stress trickles…