by Jean A Sturgill | Learning to Walk
I remember getting off the bus at a busy intersection to find my mother was not there waiting for me. I was probably about 7 at the time. It was raining hard. I think I remember going into the nearby doughnut shop to wait for the rain to slow down and mom to show up....
by Jean A Sturgill | Learning to Walk, Marriage, Family & Relationships, National Concerns
Are your relationships more give than take or more take than give? Are you keeping score? Do you care one way or the other? Do you do what is needed regardless? Are you afraid someone will take advantage of you? Do you keep on guard against that? What keeps your...
by Jean A Sturgill | Business Challenges, Learning to Walk
I work from home. There are days that I do not go outside. I may make a point to change that. As I was riding along the other day, I noticed how beautiful the trees are this fall. I felt like it had been a long time since I really looked at a tree. I see them out the...
by Jean A Sturgill | Learning to Walk, The Body of Christ
Has someone ever shown up at your house when it wasn’t clean? Perhaps you met them at the door and stepped outside to talk to them. How did it make you feel that you could not invite that person into your home without them seeing the mess you created? Can you think of...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, Learning to Walk
Our children were given the privilege of a cell phone when they were each about 16. We knew that they would be out and about more, and we wanted them to be able to call home if they needed anything. Only because of their obedience did they receive the blessing of that...
by Jean A Sturgill | Fundamentals, Learning to Walk
Have you ever skipped a rock across water? Each touch on the water’s surface makes a set of ripples moving out from the point of contact. Momentarily the water is disturbed. A few moments later you cannot tell anything happened. The effect is over, gone, and...
