Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus…
(Hebrews 12:1-2)
Talk about teamwork among neighbors! Soon, we had a twenty foot wooden ladder propped against the culprit tree, with a Hispanic man with a limited English vocabulary comfortably balanced on its top.
What Is Hostess Anxiety? As a hostess, have you ever felt the tightness of anxiety creeping into your shoulders? You try to welcome everyone warmly,
I had made the worst of all listening mistakes. “Am I making you mad?” I asked my neighbor Mary the other day. “Yes!” she said.
The cold hand of fear twisted my gut. I know Janice won’t kill me. Well, probably not. But I didn’t want anyone in the garden, and I suspected that she was going to throw a fit if she couldn’t make $10.
Want a great Fourth of July table conversation? Try fun food talk. My sister sent me a book for my birthday called Food Listography. It is filled with empty pages with titles like these.
After I sat down, I saw transformation in Janice. Even though I did not have work for her and gave her no money, she began to talk to me about life. I could see in her eyes that she felt valued by me. We were now just two people sitting on a porch.
