by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 25, 2017 | Blog, Health, Inspiration, Poems and fiction, Purpose
The quiet is active tonight as I lay. For each one dear to me, I pray. I know He hears the words I say. In His time He will act by night and day. His promises I believe. His grace I do receive. His miracles I perceive Are the gifts to me He leaves. I... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Dec 25, 2016 | Blog, Family, Fiction, Inspiration, Poems and fiction
One year a young lady gave a young man a beautifully wrapped Christmas gift. The shiny paper was perfectly tailored and the bow was tied to perfection. He couldn’t wait to open it. His girlfriend had given him a present. He had gotten her a beautiful necklace he... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Aug 5, 2016 | Devotional, Poems and fiction, Poetry, Purpose
I wish you enough … isn’t that what we all want, just enough to get by? And yet, God tells us He has so much more than just enough, abundance, overflowing life. It really seems impossible to attain though when you feel like you are barely scraping by.... by Teresa Shields Parker | Jul 12, 2016 | Devotional, Poems and fiction, Purpose, Uncategorized
Ominous, continuous, the low tone sounds. Warning, danger, possible, probable, imminent. The white haze surrounds. One step and another and another still Gut-clenching, a bottomless pit. Taste the clean crisp wind whipping grass around cold legs, Sinking shoes in... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Jul 9, 2016 | Health, Poems and fiction, Purpose, Uncategorized
Life is made of shadows and light. If we didn’t have shadows, we wouldn’t know what light is. Light dispels shadows for sure. However, the converse is also true. Shadows can dispel light. When the Light fades and becomes less in our life, shadows become more... 
by Teresa Shields Parker | Nov 19, 2014 | Header, Health, Magazine, Poems and fiction, Poetry, Purpose, Recipes, sweet change, Uncategorized, Welcome Wednesdays, Writing Helps
Sugar is so sweet, like a baby with a lollypop. Sugar just makes everything better. Makes the medicine tastes better. That’s why many medicines are coated with a sugar coating. Chewable vitamins for children have added sugar. Ketchup has sugar added. Even some...
