Author: jeanniebruenning


  • THE SONG Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever, One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never: And be you blithe and bonny, Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny. Sing no more ditties, sing no moe, Of dumps so dull and heavy;…

  • There is nothing worthwhile for a man but to eat and drink and afford himself enjoyment with his means. And even that, I noted, comes from God. To the man, namely, who pleases Him, He has given the wisdom and shrewdness to enjoy himself; and to him who displeases, He has given the urge to…

  • I heard myself say, “I want God for you.” Then I stopped and asked myself what does that mean. It means I want whatever God has in store for you. I want Him to be in total control of your life. I want you to love, depend and trust Him. “I want God for you”…

  • This thing called anger keeps crossing my path.  I read a blog this morning where a woman talked about living with a very angry man. It should have been no surprise that after 2 years of dating a very angry man he would become an angry live-in, but some people are just unable to connect…

  • I’m greatly confused by those so called conservative, right wing and tea party-ers.  At what point in time did the Constitution allowing for freedom of speech void the Godly principle of respecting authority? Why is it acceptable to speak out in anger and disrespect for our elected leaders? As I think of the Old Testament…

  • I had the opportunity to spend a few days with co-workers as we participated in a team building retreat. We played games, made a human chain that had to move from one end of a log to the other without breaking the chain or falling off the log. In the afternoon we were taken out…