Inspiration for Women—
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In Light of His Wisdom
Monthly Column by Sharon L. Patterson
The Flu—A Positive Approach
I often try to find
Some kind
Of good when I can
In predicaments that are hard to understand,
Like the sleepless nights I've taken care of my child with the flu
And then turned right around and come down with it, too.
Only one consolation comes as I glance
In the mirror that by chance
I
Walk by
On my tenth trip to the you-know-what
Deathly ill, I spot
A surprise
There's a new me before my eyes!
The pounds I gained in December
(Okay, all the way from last September!)
That I swore would be lost
At any cost
By March's end
Are gone in January ... I'm thin!
I know, it's a stretch to find joy in the flu,
But I think I just heard a chuckle from you!
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About the Author
Sharon
L. Patterson is a retired educator, career military wife, mother of
three sons, grandmother to five precious angels, author, CLASS graduate,
Certified Personality Trainer, and women's ministry leader. She has
written numerous shorts stories published in other authors' works, and
has authored three books: Where is Happy (Llumina Press,
2011), A Soldier's Strength
from the Psalms (Llumina Press, 2007) and
Healing for the Holes in Our Souls (Llumina Press, 2008). Sharon's writing experience spans
thirty years, but it was not until training as a
graduate of CLASServices and Upper Class (Florence
Littauer's training for Christian speakers and writers)
that she began pursuing her
heart's passion of writing on
God's process of healing the
hurting places in our souls.
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