She rolled to her right and opened her eyes. She sighed as she stared at the not really cream, not quite yellow wall. Bare concrete was exposed where a large piece of paint used to be. Cellophane tape held a couple of little paint chips that almost fell off. Smudges of discoloration drew maps on the upper part of the wall and lines on the lower part. Evidence of rainwater that once seeped from the ceiling down the wall was not fully wiped off. A lone hole made by a nail gazed back at her. The … [Read more...]
Gentleness, Cymplified!
My wish is that my children will live out kindness. As a follower of Jesus, I need to be a good role model of kindness for them. We must be kind to other people and to our environment, all of which are God's creations. With kindness comes gentleness. Being gentle to people and their feelings, being gentle to plants and animals show our kindness. We can learn how to be gentle from God's example. God leads in His gentleness. These are the ways that God directs me: Through His Word Psalm … [Read more...]
Faithfulness, Cymplified!
One of the characteristics of God that assures me of His unceasing love is that He's faithful. Because of this, I can be strong in the Lord. My strength comes from God and not from my abilities. When I allow God to strengthen me, He freely demonstrates that He is faithful to me. Hebrews 10: 23, "Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.", tells me that God is faithful. I can see faithfulness in God's creation, in nature, as the sun … [Read more...]
A May Bride by Meg Moseley, Cymplified!
Ellie is a country girl in the city of Atlanta. Like any other girl, she also dreams of a perfect wedding with the perfect gown already in mind. Not unlike the wedding her baby sister Alexa is planning back home. Their single mom will pay for Alexa's wedding, but Ellie started her own wedding fund years ago. She only needs to find a groom. Ellie bumps into a man in a wedding she found herself in. She's noticed him around the neighborhood, but today he introduces himself as Gray Whitby. They … [Read more...]
Gift of Guidance, Cymplified!
Being a mother, I am witnessing firsthand the fallen nature of humans. I see it in my children. When they grab a toy from their sibling's hands, they display inconsideration. When they complain of not having the toys they want, they show discontentment. When they don't do simple things for themselves and always ask someone else to get their cup of water, they model laziness. When they voice out that they are better than their peers and that their classmate draws ugly pictures, they speak words … [Read more...]
A March Bride by Rachel Hauck, Cymplified!
Susanna Truitt has found her prince and her happily ever after is just around the corner. She will soon marry King Nathaniel II of Brighton Kingdom and is three weeks from royalty. But when the government insists she renounce her American citizenship before the wedding, coupled with the lack of involvement by family and friends in her wedding, Susanna's heart begins to doubt whether this marriage is God's plan for her. She realizes that her life will never be her own, right down to her very … [Read more...]
A January Bride by Deborah Raney, Cymplified!
Annabeth's Inn became more than a peaceful place where author Madeleine Houser continued writing her latest novel, when the construction at her sister's place became too distracting. She was grateful to octogenarian Ginny Ross, her neighbor and friend, for the arrangement made with the inn's owner and Ginny's friend, Arthur Tyler. One note left by Madeleine to Arthur started a correspondence between them like old friends, although they have never met. Both of them enjoyed their daily exchanges, … [Read more...]
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