Kathleen S Evenhouse
Writing With Vision
Don’t be sad, because sad backwards is das, and das is not good. I told you I’d be ready in 5 minutes. Stop calling me every half hour. If you don’t remember my name, just say “dark chocolate,” and I’ll turn around. Give Thanks Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with… Read More
I was thinking of my father and all the lessons he taught me over the years. After this healthy 69-year-old man was diagnosed with a fast-growing malignant brain tumor, as his brain and body slowly failed him, he continued to teach me. The lesson described below was one of the most important. We Should Have… Read More
THE INTERRUPTION You’re on a roll checking items off your to-do list. You hit the writer’s sweet spot—the words are pouring out of your mind through your fingers on the keyboard. Dastardly Dan has tied Sweet Nell to the train tracks, and Dudley Do Right is trying desperately to beat the oncoming train to rescue… Read More
If you are a victim of abuse, you remain a victim until you choose to enter into the healing process–which includes forgiveness. When you choose to forgive your abuser(s), it releases the hold that the abuser(s) has over you. Your choice to forgive begins to remove the pain and scars they have left in your… Read More
We started a discussion on abuse and its opposite–Godly child-rearing–on August 30, 2013, with talking about the blueprint that God has given us for character building. It’s a detailed plan, and it’s risky to build a house without one if you want it last for any length of time. You need to follow rules of… Read More
When my circumstances stink, when I’m up against a wall, when I’m surrounded and the harder I try the deeper I sink, when I feel alone and abandoned, when others hurt me… God says, “Don’t be afraid; trust me. Boldly go out on the mission I laid out for you. I feel your pain–I’ve suffered… Read More
Has God chosen you for a specific task? I’m in the grandma stage of my life, so I have a lot of years and choosings to look back at. I realize that God chose me for certain tasks at different stages in my life. It was only about ten years ago that I thought, “Aha.… Read More
Kathleen S Evenhouse 