In Light of His Wisdom
Monthly Column by Sharon L. Patterson
Wisdom
from the Rear View Mirror, Intro The aches and pains of this last year are prime witnesses to what my birthday has declared ... I am older. Yep, there is only one more category of age I get to select when filling out forms—”elderly”.
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It's Just the Way It Is
The latest rendition of me Is shorter, fuller, and older than I used to be. It’s just the way it is. My hair is thinning, Weight is winning, It’s just the way it is...
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When
Faith Falls Down and Gets Back Up
It is my heart’s prayer that if you should find your faith has fallen down, this article will be a hand of hope extended to your soul’s faith to get back up again.
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From
Woe to Wow: When God Redeems Our Adversity
You have just signed off Facebook with a long lost acquaintance from high school. You know that as a Christian you shouldn’t compare.
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Picking Up God's Pennies
I stoop down to pick up the cause of the glow that secured my attention ... a penny. "It is a bit battered," I think to myself.
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The Glory Trees
The trees remind me of God and His glory, hence the name I have given them. The bursts of sudden white clusters light up the heart, and take one’s breath away.
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A Contrast in Greatness
As we stood for yet another lengthy ovation, no one spoke about which presentation had been the most impressive or the greatest. There was no need to.
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"Pawpaw’s Rich"
It was one of those rare naturally teachable moments, not just for our grandson, but for our entire family. We were all in the kitchen preparing to serve lunch.
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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.
