Enjoy this devotional written by a FlourishWriter’s Student… He won’t settle.  I sway from side to side.  His cries get louder and more desperate.  The usual words and whispers are failing us both.  I cry along with him.  I’m napping, while my mother runs errands. I lie in bed, soothing my little restless one with tender pats and songs.  It should be…
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Enjoy this devotional written by a FlourishWriter’s Student… Approximately 2 years ago, I ended up in hospital. At that moment in time, I remembered being quite desperate, scared and feeling helpless. What was happening? What was going on? As my body was getting weaker so was my brain. I felt tugged by the strong waves of life and pulled away from the…
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Enjoy this devotional written by a FlourishWriter’s Student… As a young girl of 12, I tried to commit suicide.  I had been incarcerated for being incorrigible, or out of control and was about to get locked up until I turned 18.  I somehow escaped that terrible fate.  Perhaps my praying grandma had something to do with it.  Years later, on my grandmother’s…
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Enjoy this devotional written by a FlourishWriter’s Student… I was jolted awake by the sound of the telephone. It made me mad and my mind screamed “who could be calling so early?  Make it stop.” All I wanted to do was nestle back in bed next to my husband, Eddie, instead of waking up already.  As soon as my eyes opened completely,…
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Enjoy this devotional from one of our FlourishWriters students “I think I’ll just be happy today.” The coffee mug captured my attention as I browsed the local drug store.I came in for just a few items but was charmed by their gift selection and local products.The mug was one of a dozen I glanced over before the saying caught my…
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