“F” Words for Senior Citizens
Christian inspiration
Read More »Gloria Shell Mitchell
Author, Educator, Radio Host with a global emphasis on empowering vulnerable youth and familiesCategory: “F” Words for Senior Citizens
Inspirational poems and pieces that include tips on aging gracefully
Pray for America
While reading about Babylon’s attack against Jerusalem in Ezekiel 24:1-14, I saw where God said, “Destruction is certain for Jerusalem” (verses 6 and 9). I realized that if God did not spare this beloved City of David because of the people’s wickedness, then we need to pray for the United States of America. The USA has come so far from where it started from as a nation with the motto, “In God We Trust.” What […]
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Good News: Bethany Christian Bible College Has NO Tuition
Everyone doesn’t appreciation the good news about Jesus Christ. Thus, security was provided for American missionaries as we ministered to worshipers in a small church with big hearts and great expectations in Mombasa, Kenya. It’s a privilege to be able to freely teach and preach the gospel in America! BCBC, with the motto: a school designed with “you” in mind, is offering a new class in the Fall 2017 quarter: Christian Marriage and the Family. […]
Read More »Bliss and Blisters in Love & Marriage
Prologue I am delighted to share my story of love and loss during the Vietnam War era. Perhaps our marital relationship would have been quite different had the military draft not been a reality in our young adult experience. We’ll never know. Yet, on behalf of the 58,220 young men and women who lost their lives in combat and for other causes on foreign soil (per the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC), I felt […]
Read More »Worthy Goals
A body that’s lean Money that’s green Surroundings that are serene A house that’s pristine A flexible schedule, not routine Protection from the unforeseen A loving companion who’s not mean A person to answer the phone, not a machine Genuineness in others, not a smokescreen Help, when needed, to appear on the scene Complete trust in the Lord to intervene A heart that’s clean A mind that’s keen To believe in the Christ you have […]
Read More »Love Letters From My Heart
My sister-in-law Regina told her neighbor Bertha Nell that I wrote letters everyday to my husband Vincent who was stationed in Vietnam. Bertha Nell’s boyfriend was in the Marine Corps at Parris Island, South Carolina. She asked if I would agree to write love letters for Bertha Nell to send to him. I was flattered that Regina admired my writing enough to recommend me to her friend. It seemed like fun to make up romantic stuff […]
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