by bethwestcott | Jan 31, 2026 | Choices;, communication, Devotion, Our words, the writing life, Words
WORDS “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold/In settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 2020 was a difficult and unsettling year, which included a pandemic and a divisive national election. Harsh rhetoric and half-truths stirred up anger and strife, even among...
by bethwestcott | Jan 10, 2026 | Choices;, communication, Our words, the writing life
WHAT DO YOUR WORDS SAY ABOUT YOU? Do you remember the iconic scene in the movie The Miracle Worker, when blind and deaf-mute Helen Keller finally understands that the movements of Annie Sullivan’s fingers in her palm identify the cool liquid pouring over her...
by bethwestcott | Jan 18, 2024 | Choices;, Her Heart's Longing, Marriage, sanctity of life
“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created Him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply…'” Genesis 1:27,28 NKJV The March for Life in Washington, DC will...
by bethwestcott | Jan 16, 2023 | Choices;, Faith, Inspiration, sanctity of life
God, the Creator of the universe, made mankind in His image. That image was marred when Adam and Eve sinned, opening the way for suffering and death. Cain, Adam and Eve’s oldest child, killed his brother Abel, in a fit of anger and jealousy–the first...
by bethwestcott | Nov 28, 2022 | book characters, Choices;, Devotional, friends, Humility, Inspiration, learning and life, reconciliation
Regret, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation “Love means never having to say you’re sorry” is a line from Eric Segal’s novel Love Story and subsequent 1970 film version. I don’t agree. A loving relationship means an apology for an offense is essential to maintain that...
by bethwestcott | Sep 8, 2022 | Choices;, learning and life, procrastination
Fight Procrastination Day! There’s really a day set aside for this? Procrastinate. Do you? Procrastinate, I mean. If you’re like me, there are times when you put off or delay, or absolutely neglect, doing something you have to do or should be doing....
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