Enjoy this devotional from FlourishWriters student Mandy Farmer  Tears streamed down my face as strangers forced my precious piano out the door and onto a removal truck. The piano was a dear friend giving me release from all the stresses of life. Dragged from parsonage to parsonage, it had been a true instrument of joy. But now, as the truck faded…
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Enjoy this devotional from FlourishWriters student Teresa McNelly When I was about four years old, my mom and I were “nursery sitting” for my aunt and uncle at their plant nursery in Florida. Needing some snacks, gas, or whatever, we took a quick trip to a nearby gas station.  When I walked into the 7-Eleven that day, I sauntered over to…
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Enjoy this devotional from FlourishWriters student Carol Clark I would never have thought my first day of kindergarten would have such a long-lasting, far-reaching effect on my life. Four decades have passed since that day, but I still find those memories playing over again in my mind every now and then. I woke up overflowing with excitement. I put on my…
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Enjoy this devotional from FlourishWriters student Sky Sanchez-Fischer There I was, a strange-shaped bird collecting strands of sundries from the hollow of my van, dipping in and out with one, two, three bags lining and nesting into the v of my arms; I pile it all on.  Angry pink spreads underneath the plastic of burrowing bags while I quickly contemplate and…
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Enjoy this devotional from FlourishWriters student Sharon Wilson We should have named her “Sassafras” (“Sassy”), “Gingersnap,” or “Sparky”—names evoking a bright and spirited personality. Instead, I chose the lofty name “Genevieve,” meaning “Lady of the People” and “Blessing.”  My future therapy dog would bless both children and the elderly.  I thought. As we got to know this puppy’s dynamic personality, we…
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Enjoy this devotional from FlourishWriters student Lori Behrens I strained to see as the doctor pointed out the offending white dot on the x-ray image. All those tiny spots looked the same to me. But evidently one was different enough for concern.  My heart raced as he continued to explain it could go either way … a benign calcification—or something more….
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