We all face adversity,hopefully not every day,but it’s bound to appear. It’s nothing to be upset about,just another challenge to overcome. I believe that difficult situations are placed in our life for a reason and though we can’t always see the big picture,in the end everything works out for the best. [...]

I’ve heard a lot of “life is like . . .”sayings,but I’ve never heard that it’s like a flower bed. As I pulled the weeds,I uncovered some really rich soil. It was a nice mixture of compost and deep,dark soil,loaded with earth worms. No wonder those weeds were thriving. Some of the weeds had really deep roots,some had the kind that were shallow,but covered a lot of territory. I compared the roots to issues,problems,illnesses,and troubles in life as I plucked each one from the flower bed. [...]