Connie Writes

Forgiveness By Connie Hawkins “Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that crushed it.   ”From the book Apples of Gold A miracle that I would love to see this year is unity in the family, forgiving one another of past mistakes. “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, you Father will not forgive your sins . Matthew 6:14-15 Joseph was the pride and joy of his father. Though Jacob had ten other sons, he favored Joseph, the one born to him in his old age. He never bothered to hide his feelings—he expressed his favoritism blatantly and visibly by having an expensive coat of many colors made for Joseph. His brothers were so jealous that they plotted to kill Joseph but decided to sell him as a slave instead. They said good riddance to their brother and made up a story to tell their father about his favorite son's tragic fate.   We all try to cover up our misdeeds to ju...

He Watches Over Me By Connie Hawkins March can bring some pretty treacherous weather. Snow storms and thunder storms can both occur. But I’m not worried; I know my Savoir watches over me. His eye is on the sparrow so he must be watching me. When dangerous waters rise, when trouble and Temptations come…keep your eye on the sparrow. Remember, Jesus is watching over you. When you lose yourself in doubt and fear and hope seems to flee turn your heart to Jesus He’ll bring you through because I know He’s watching over you. His Banner - March 2018

The world is spinning out of control; times and people are changing.   “Such is the state of life that none are happy with the anticipation that change may bring. The change itself is nothing; once we have made it the next wish is to change again.” Samuel Johnson.   One thing I’ve learned in my 70+ years is that nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.     Henry S. Haskins once said of truth, “…it would become more popular if it were not always stating ugly and/or false facts.”   As a freelance reporter for over a decade, getting the facts right was crucial to any story.   The editor of the paper I worked for was not happy when his/her reporter presented only half the story.   Mark Twain, one of my favorite authors, wrote that, “Truth is the most valuable thing we have…” and the most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth.  The Bible says, “The truth shall set you free.” That’s another thing I’ve lear...