Author Archives: Marilyn

            Is there anything in your life that is permanent?  The dictionary says that permanent means “changeless, fixed, lasting or meant to last indefinitely; not expected to change in status, condition or place.”  We use this word loosely, don’t we?  We say that our address or job is permanent and what we mean is that,…… Continue Reading

             Do you ever think about the superlative words that we tend to use in our every day vocabulary?  You can often hear people say words like perfect, unbelievable, magnificent, absolutely, flawless.  Most of us are tempted at times to exaggerate certain promises or descriptions by using the words “never” and “always”.  In our enthusiasm…… Continue Reading

            It was only a few decades ago when children called almost all adults and teachers by either their family name – Mr. or Mrs. Smith, for example, or by the title of their familial relationship, such as grandma or uncle Bob.  Even adults did not use someone else’s given/first name unless they had a…… Continue Reading

            Wouldn’t you love to know more about what life was like in that garden before the serpent came and tempted Eve?  Was the interaction between Adam and Eve anything like life as we know it?  We know that they communicated through oral language because they heard God calling to them and they conversed with…… Continue Reading

         What comes to your mind when you think of the word “bless”? Perhaps you thought about asking for God’s goodness and mercy to be given to an individual or a group or pausing to ask God’s blessing on a meal. It is a word that infers the desire for someone to experience happiness and…… Continue Reading