Author Archives: sonaok

It’s New Year’s Eve, and around the country and globe, millions of people are making New Year’s resolutions, and toasting to them. I am not one of those people. I have not made a New Year’s resolution in years! I know better…I am invariably one of the majority that breaks their resolutions, often before theContinue reading “Happy New Year!”

Tomorrow, December 25th, is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. His coming had been expected for many generations, spoken about with great hope, prophesied about and anxiously waited for. Jesus, the Messiah, was coming to save the people of God, the Jews! In the Old Testament, God’s people could not keep themselvesContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”

“We’re talkin’ ’bout please and thank youThey’re called the magic wordsIf animals could talk,You’d hear the fishes and the birdsSaying please and thank you,‘Cause they’re the magic words”(an original song from the Barney show) We were taught early in life the importance of saying please and thank you, and of having good manners, everything fromContinue reading “Give Thanks Well”

Joy. When you hear the word, what do you think of? A smile? Laughter? Christmas? A girl’s name? A movie? In the 2015 Disney movie, Inside Out, Joy is an animated feeling who shares space with all the other feelings. But Joy starts out not liking to share her space with others, because she doesContinue reading “The joy of the Lord is your strength”

I love my mother. She was a no-nonsense woman who was smart, hardworking, tolerant and kind. She grew up in England in the first few decades of the last century; the cultural and generational influences were evident in how she approached life and her overall philosophy of life. One of her favorite sayings was someContinue reading “Compassion”

Forrest Gump, in the movie that goes by his name, famously said: “My Mama always said, ‘Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’” Forrest’s Mama was a smart lady! Just when you think you know what you are doing, or what you are getting, when the last piece of chocolate youContinue reading “Life is Like a Box of Chocolates”

I love plants: trees, flowers, shrubs, fungi, grasses: they are all beautiful! I don’t have a spectacularly green thumb, but I also don’t have a completely brown thumb. I have grown my fair share of plants, and also killed a few. I’ve always tried to have plants in my home, although right now it’s hardContinue reading “The Avocado”

April 4, 2021 Happy Resurrection Sunday! He is risen! Jesus Christ has conquered the grave! Hallelujah! On the eve of Passover, Jesus Christ willingly gave up His perfect life for you and me. He knew what was coming: the betrayal, the trial, the beatings, the crucifixion, and death. But He also knew what was onContinue reading “Happy Easter!”

Waiting…I have waited a long time to finish this blog. Some of the waiting for inspiration I need to own, since I did not actively wait, abide and rest in the Lord throughout the last few weeks. Had I done so, I might have received inspiration to write this sooner. But I will never know…Continue reading “Waiting on the Lord”

I admit it: I love quick fixes and self help solutions. I like seeing a problem and being able to resolve it quickly and easily, and then not have to think or worry about it anymore. It’s satisfying and empowering and definitely a feel good moment. But not everything has or should have a quickContinue reading “Quick Fixes”