“When things don't go the way you want them to,
sometimes instead of feeling disappointment or heartache,
you just become numb.” 
― April Mae Monterrosa

The day I lost my husband, I cried myself to everything.
I cried and cried and cried until . . . . .

Love, a four lettered word that sound so simple yet so complicated.
It’s one of the hardest concepts that I have to face and struggle with in life, yet.

Growing up, this is my understanding of love.
If you do as expected or more, then you are loved.
If you do . . . . .

“For surely, you have a future ahead of you; your hope will not be disappointed.” -Proverbs 23:18 (NLT)
 

I had on some occasions been tempted to quit due to trials in the form of conflict (usually involves others grating against my character) or crisis (situations that I cannot control) or isolation (being set aside for a time) or betrayal/rejection (painful . . . . .

In my earlier years as a Christian, when a challenge hit my life, I find myself saying, “Lord, why is this happening to me?” However, as years progressed and I learned to behold more of Jesus through His Word, I find myself saying, “Lord, this battle belongs to You”, whenever a crisis or a challenge face me.


David wrote, “Even when I walk&n . . . . .

Melissa Breyer, an author for “Healthy Living”, shares what happens physiologically and psychologically when a person laughs. Here are just a few things it does:

• Lowers blood pressure
• Increases vascular blood flow and oxygenation of the blood