ruthjimward@gmail.com I began developing this topic several weeks ago before encountering speed bumps which gifted me with another bump in life—a bad case of shingles, to which the doctor comforted, “Since you got the Shingrix vaccine, you will have a lighter case”. That was some comfort then,…
ruthjimward@gmail.com Adhering to sibling advice, Speed Bumps is receiving a follow up via A New Thing. Intentionally recovering from the inner and outer physical, financial and emotional damage caused by speed bumps requires patience in accepting advice, wisdom and understanding in getting the most out of unexpected shake-ups…
ruthjimward@gmail.com No, I haven’t been on a cruise, but navigating speed bumps bigtime. But five in a row? You’ve been there, driving over huge mounds, rough and longer ones, several smaller caution bumps, all designed and constructed to enforce safety. Speed bumps, also called traffic thresholds,…
ruthjimward@gmail.com Several weeks ago, I became enamored with the importance of Purpose, People and Peace--not necessarily in that order—and how significantly they are linked. “That’s life!” a client wife remarked. Her husband added, “Sounds eternal”. They are both right. People play a prominent role in achieving…
ruthjimward@gmail.com Resilience is the ability to move through and grow from difficulties; a skill developed over time from lessons and experiences absorbed resulting from accepting changes and challenges of personal goals. Despite set-backs or inabilities in various fields, resilience moves forward as per the following: “Despite my grindstone…
ruthjimward@gmail.com DEDICATED TO EILEEN McROBERTS We see Xmas or X-mas written nearly everywhere, from holiday advertisements to Christmas cards but it has different meanings. In Algebra, X stands for an unknown variable. In English, X represents the unknown, as in X-rays, X marks the spot, etc. The unknown…
ruthjimward@gmail.com Early Thanksgiving morning, I was reading, admiring the pinkness of the early sky, watching the songbirds racing between two feeders, when a piercing sound from the kitchen caused me to almost jump out of my skin. “Hmmm, wonder what in the world fell”, I said to myself,…
ruthjimward@gmail.com Updating prayer requests at ladies’ bible study brought mentions of arthritis, shoulder shots, failing eyesight, foggy hearing, diminishing memories, knee aches, hip pains, cancer, allergies, back pain, walking problems, up-coming surgeries, etc. when Kay said, “Sheila” --a member who hadn’t been present for quite a while—…
