by Shelia Shook | Jul 30, 2025 | Be Inspired, Embrace Life, Learn to Cope
What’s growing in your heart that you didn’t plant? Isaiah 55:13 – “Instead of the thorn bush the cypress will come up, and instead of the nettle the myrtle will come up.” I stood behind the fence at the edge of the garden and studied the weeds filling the soil,...
by Shelia Shook | Jun 1, 2024 | Embrace Life
WHEN STORM WINDS BLOW A heavy mist blew off the rooftop and added a strange swirl to the already pouring, blowing rain. I watched the darkened sky and counted the seconds between lightning and thunder, and then laughed aloud when the thunder crashed and rolled. I sat...
by Shelia Shook | Jan 30, 2024 | Embrace Life
Bright colored trimmings, twinkling lights on a tree. Pretty paper and ribbons, children shouting with glee. Stockings hung all in a row, and Santa Suits wherever we go. Giant inflatables now flat on the lawn, Christmas came and now Christmas is gone. We feasted on...
by Shelia Shook | Jun 1, 2023 | Embrace Life
Have You ever experienced a missing child? If you have, you know the horrible feeling of helplessness—the intense angst. And when you found them to be safe, you know the ecstasy of relief that washes over you. The Lost Toddler When my son was two years old, he went...
by Shelia Shook | Nov 25, 2022 | Embrace Life
Yesterday’s post, Thanksgiving, A U.S. Holiday noted how other countries don’t celebrate Thanksgiving as we do, but they do. There are many countries that celebrate Harvest with a feast and gathering of family and friends. Our celebration is unique in that...
by Shelia Shook | Nov 23, 2022 | Embrace Life
Every year, at Thanksgiving, most Americans count our blessings. I find it interesting that other countries don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. Did you ever wonder why not? Perhaps it is because so many other countries are not as blessed as we here in the United States. We...
