I don rsquo t remember a time when my mom Dorothy was in good health For many years as a brittle diabetic her blood sugar was wildly erratic Complications developed and her damaged kidneys necessitated permanent dialysis Neuropathy and broken bones resulted in the use of a wheelchair Her eyesight began to regress toward blindness But as her body failed her Mom rsquo s prayer life grew more vigorous She spent hours praying for others to know and experience the love of God Precious words of Scripture grew sweeter to her Before her eyesight faded she wrote a letter to [... more]

Chinese medicine has practiced pearl powder exfoliation for thousands of years using ground pearls to scrub away dead cells resting at the top of the skin In Romania rejuvenating therapeutic mud has become a widely sought-after exfoliant that rsquo s purported to make skin youthful and glowing All over the world people use body care practices they believe will renew even the dullest of skin The tools we rsquo ve developed to maintain our physical bodies however can only bring us temporary satisfaction What matters more is that we remain spiritually healthy and strong As believers in Jesus we rsquo [... more]

It started with a tickle in my throat Uh oh I thought That tickle turned out to be influenza And that was just the beginning of bronchial affliction Influenza morphed into whooping cough mdash yes that whooping cough mdash and that turned into pneumonia Eight weeks of torso-wracking coughing mdash it rsquo s not called whooping cough for nothing mdash has left me humbled I don rsquo t think of myself as old But I rsquo m old enough to start thinking about heading that direction A member of my church rsquo s small group has a funny name for [... more]