DEBRA TORRES AUTHOR
  • Home
  • Shop All Books
  • Amish Book Reviews
  • Simply Jesus Blog

Simply Jesus Blog

Always on Time

5/18/2012

 
Picture

Lewis Carroll in his children’s classic, “Alice in Wonderland,” wrote about an interesting character that I often relate to.

Now, it’s not the mischievous Cheshire Cat, nor is it the eccentric Mad Hatter, or even the confused Alice.


But instead, it’s the rushing white rabbit who, in Disney’s version of the classic, hurries past Alice carrying a pocket watch muttering the words: "I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say hello, goodbye! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!"

Ugh. The words of that hurried bunny sometimes swirl around inside my head as I bring my daughter to band practice 15 minutes after it starts. They taunt me as I painfully write down my “arrival” time at the doctor’s office, inwardly cringing because it’s long past the actual “appointment time” that I’m also required to write.

And, I can hear the rabbit’s ditty in the desperate tone of my son as he tries to get me out the door a half hour before his practice. I know he hopes that this will get him there on time.

There are days when I wish we could do away with clocks. How dare they try to dictate my life around their little clicking faces? Sometimes I feel that I’m judged by how well I obey the long and short hand of time.

Click here to read more on this Christian Blog ...


One Lost Sock

5/11/2012

 
Picture
I knew the socks were going to be trouble the moment they caught my daughter’s eye.

Their trendy designs were bright and flashy and best of all, they had the days of the week written on all seven pairs.

“You’re going to lose one and then the

whole pair is shot,” I said shaking my head no.

You see, when we started our large family I was told by a smart grandma that plain white socks were best. That way if you lost one, you could easily join it with another and no one would be the wiser. 

But the puppy dog eyes came next and, although I usually don’t give in to them, I thought about my daughter’s childhood and how fleeting it already was. Days of the week socks would be fun right? Something she could store in her memory and think back on as a special part of being a girl.

So we bought the socks, and she gave me the “I can’t believe you said yes” look and thanked me.

The socks were cute, I have to admit. Monday’s was covered with little hearts and Tuesday’s was rainbow striped, but Wednesday’s was … LOST!

Click here to read more on this Christian Blog ...


City of Refuge

5/4/2012

 
Picture
Strewn over the top of my friend Melissa’s kitchen table are a dozen or so sympathy cards and notes.

These are just a sampling of all that’s she’s received from friends and even some strangers since her tragic event just over a month ago.

          
The words of comfort written in each one, the prayers and the scriptures have spoken volumes to Melissa during her low moments, and she finds herself bringing the cards out often.

There’s a card signed by a group of teachers from her local elementary school. Melissa points that one out to me and shows me their kind words.

One card comes from a niece who sends a hug her way.  And another, with pink and blue flowers, has a Bible verse found in Psalm 56:8 that she’s got memorized: “You have collected all my tears in your bottle.”

“I don’t recall ever hearing that verse before,” says Melissa, “but I know it now.” She’s cried a lot of tears over the past few weeks, and she’s figuring that God’s got a pretty big bottle with her name on it.

Click here to read more on this Christian blog ...


    Picture

    Amish Fiction Author and Blogger:

    Debra Torres
    Picture

    RSS Feed

    Read More Devotions

    All
    Abortion
    Aging
    Angels
    Anxiety
    Backsliding
    Baking
    Baptism
    Bible
    Bible Verses
    Broken Relationships
    Christian Belief
    Christian Devotional
    Christianity
    Christian Living
    Christian Parenting
    Christian Prayer
    Christmas
    Christmas Devotional
    Contentment
    Creation
    Criticism
    Death
    Direction
    Discernment
    Eternity
    Evangelism
    Faith
    Fear
    Forgiveness
    Gardening
    Giving
    God
    God's Provision
    Grow In God
    Halloween
    Healing
    Heaven
    Hell
    How To Pray
    Identity In Christ
    Jesus
    Joy Happy
    Names Of God
    Nature
    Nature Of God
    Parenting
    Pet Death
    Prayer
    Procrastination
    Religion
    Scripture
    Secret Sin
    Self Esteem
    Self Worth
    Sin
    Spiritual Battles
    Spiritual Growth
    Spiritual Transformation
    Spiritual Warfare
    Suffering And God
    Supernatural
    Surrounded
    The Love Of God
    Tragedy
    Waiting On God
    Who Is God?
    Worry

    Archives

    August 2020
    July 2018
    June 2018
    August 2016
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011

© 2022 Debra Torres - All Rights Reserved - Many Amish Images Courtesy of Jim Fisher - Book Cover Images Courtesy of Doug Miller
Photos used under Creative Commons from Steve Olive Photography, sidewalk flying, freakyman, jeffreyw, JD Hancock, Nathaniel KS, lilCystar, mikebaird, ˙Cаvin 〄, jczart
  • Home
  • Shop All Books
  • Amish Book Reviews
  • Simply Jesus Blog