by bethwestcott | Dec 20, 2021 | Devotional, Holiday, Inspiration, Thoughts
I can only imagine what it’s like to walk where Jesus walked or to visit Bethlehem, where Scripture records that He was born over two millennia ago. Today, books, magazines, movies, television and social media take us there virtually, but to be there in person...
by bethwestcott | Nov 22, 2021 | Family, learning and life, Memories, Thoughts
The Last of Her Generation 1914-2021 An inspiration to all of us in her family, my mother passed away on her 107th birthday this year. Mom was the child of immigrant parents who came from England and Italy in the early 20th century. A tiny woman, 4’ 11” tall at her...
by bethwestcott | Aug 18, 2021 | authors, Book recommendation, learning and life, Thoughts
NEW BOOKS AND INTRODUCING MICHELLE I’ve learned that each season of life presents its challenges. As long as I’m living, I’m learning. As I learn, I grow spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. And I’m growing older, which presents its own...
by bethwestcott | Jun 29, 2021 | authors, Book recommendation, Thoughts
If you’re of my generation, you probably remember when Nat King Cole sang about the “lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer.” When it’s hot and hazy, and the heat and humidity sap your strength, it’s tempting and sometimes necessary to be lazy....
by bethwestcott | May 5, 2021 | Inspiration, Nature and Creation, Our words, Thoughts
ROOTED AND GROUNDED: PLANTING SEEDS A seed contains the all the genetic information to produce another plant like the one from which it came. Isn’t it amazing how a tiny seed sprouts and grows into a plant many times larger and more complex? An acorn, a larger seed,...
by bethwestcott | Jan 25, 2021 | Devotional, Inspiration, Our words, Thoughts
“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 followers of...
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