Category: Encouragement

My Corner of Penn State

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Grand jury investigation. Sandusky. Indictments for Curley and Schultz. Spanier resigns. JoePa has lung cancer. Says he should have done more. JoePa dies in January. Sandusky trial. Guilty on 45 of 48 counts and imprisoned without bail. The Freeh Report implicates JoePa as preventing administrators from going to authorities. No care for victims. JoePa's statue comes down. Severe NCAA sanctions … Continue reading My Corner of Penn State

God’s Encouragement…Just When Needed

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Hi all, I haven't written in my blog in months due to being offered a new position on our campus last fall which has had a high learning curve and some ongoing health issues, which limited me in where I could invest my time and talents. As a 'wannabe' writer, it has been discouraging not … Continue reading God’s Encouragement…Just When Needed

A Letter to Doctors

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This letter has been on my mind and my heart for over ten years now. It is not an easy letter to write, and it may not be an easy letter for doctors to read, but I hope it’s an encouragement for all who do read it. I’m grateful for the men and women who … Continue reading A Letter to Doctors

Send ‘Em Packing!

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“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed” (Proverbs 15:22) I love to go on vacation, but I hate the packing that precedes it. It was the Thursday prior to our annual beach vacation. Scurrying from room to room, I realized so many items were only partially packed and there were … Continue reading Send ‘Em Packing!

Recreate Summertime Memories

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 “Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land”            (Song of Solomon 2:12). Oh, the lazy days of summer and the childhood memories that each one of us has! Drive-in movies, catching fireflies, picking berries, sleepovers with best friends, riding bikes all around town, … Continue reading Recreate Summertime Memories

The Promises of Psalm 16 Expanded

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About a year ago, I was thinking about my life verse, Psalm 16:8, “I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” As I looked it up in my Bible with the surrounding verses of Psalm 16, the references to many other Scripture passages … Continue reading The Promises of Psalm 16 Expanded