’Tis the season of graduations…and graduation speeches. And almost every speech will encourage the graduates in their pursuit of success. A recent search for the word “success” in the Amazon books category yielded 269,946 results.
Read moreAuthor: Ava Pennington
Time for Happiness
For most children in school, the Christmas break seems eons away from September. After Christmas vacation, the Easter break seems like it will never arrive. For me, the worst was always after Easter. Summer vacation
Read moreChanging Times?
I’m still struggling with the fact that they’ve stopped teaching cursive writing in most schools. Print? Yes. Script? Not anymore. No longer are children learning how to link the letters of each word in a
Read moreNine Misconceptions About Love
We want love. We need love. More than one thousand song titles contain the word love. We write books about it. Recite poems. We chase it and sing about it and fall for misconceptions about
Read moreSnowflakes and Christians
Here in Florida, the weather is usually balmy by northern standards – even though many Floridians began the new year dressed in pants and jackets due to the recent cooler weather. While our northern neighbors
Read moreLavishly Receive, Lavishly Give
Of all the months of the year, December is the month I most associate with the word lavish. Extravagant decorations. Ornate parties. Gourmet foods. Still, the Christmas season is lavish in other ways, too.
Read moreThankful for…Nothing
Have you ever been thankful for what you don’t have? For what you didn’t get? For the times God said no to your request? Lately, I’ve been thinking about how thankful I am for…nothing. Yes,
Read moreChanging Seasons
Lately, I’ve been thinking about changing seasons. It might have something to do with all the advertisements for pumpkin flavored…everything! Living in south Florida means autumn isn’t necessarily ushered in with cooler temperatures. Our days
Read moreYikes! I’m Not Ready!
I’m never ready. Every year I turn the page on the calendar, and the holidays are suddenly staring me in the face. And every year I say the same thing: I’m not ready. Why not?
Read moreLove is Painful, But Worth It
I recently attended a Celebration of Life service for a friend’s adult daughter. It was a beautiful service, with a touching time of fellowship afterward. Even as we celebrated her life, the pain was palpable—agony
Read more