The light of a candle can brighten up a large portion of a room.  It draws your eyes to it, but as for your ears it makes almost no sound at all. We can find much comfort in the soft glow of this light.  There is a peacefulness that goes with it.  It captivates us […]

Do you know what it means to be encumbered? Webster defines it as being burdened or weighed down.  It can also mean to impede or hamper a function or activity. Have you ever experienced this feeling?  Do you know what it is like to feel burdened or weighed down?  Are there things in your life […]

I have found myself walking through some dreary doldrums as of late.  As I looked at the definitions of these words, they resonated with me this morning.  Dreary means causing sadness or gloom, dull or boring, and sorrowful or sad.  Doldrums can be a state of inactivity or stagnation.  It can also mean a dull, […]