Penny J. Johnson's Blog, page 65
May 10, 2017
Natural
It’s only natural. It is? I hear a phrase like this one and consider all the unnatural things I do in a given day. Is it natural to look at my phone as much as I do? Especially when sitting across from someone with an actual face who already likes me? Why do I seek […]
May 9, 2017
May 8, 2017
May 4, 2017
Miracles
Don’t miss the miracle of the day. There is always one. But, you might miss seeing it if you stare at your phone too long or stop listening to the person next to you. Not that your phone isn’t a modern-day miracle. But, people are much more interesting for these daily occurrences of “Wow!” Don’t […]
May 1, 2017
Marvel
What makes me marvel may surprise most people. It isn’t typical. It isn’t the magnificent structures made by humans. It isn’t necessarily natural nuances. Those things are marvelous. But, that is not what makes me marvel. Words marvel me. But, not just any words. The words spoken by my son with ASD marvel me. Especially […]
April 28, 2017
Mercy
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning […]
April 27, 2017
April 26, 2017
April 25, 2017
Life
Last night, my husband and I signed a three-year lease on a Hyundai Santa Fe. After white-knuckle driving it home–is there anything more nerve-wracking than the first ride home in a new vehicle?–my husband gave my boys the necessary lecture with all the appropriate exaggeration and emphasis. “If you scratch it, you die.” Which got […]
April 24, 2017
Lessons
I have learned many lessons, and here are just a few. I have learned I am a mercy-shower. Yet, to shower mercy one must have experienced it. My God has doused me with cleansing mercy over and over again. The overspray is what I extend to others. Let me say, they don’t always appreciate it. […]
