by Georgia Shaffer | Feb 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
In August every year, I begin to see signs of neglect in neighborhood gardens. Potted plants look brown and shriveled from lack of water. Weeds are the size of small bushes. Shrubbery is straggly from lack of pruning. We all like the vibrant growth of spring, the...
by Georgia Shaffer | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I planted two dozen broccoli plants yesterday,” my mother said, “and five of them disappeared last night.” My petite, then seventy-three-year-old mother was visibly discouraged. “I guess the rabbits ate them.” Hours later, after a...
by Georgia Shaffer | Feb 13, 2019 | YouTube
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by Georgia Shaffer | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Understanding the difference between empathy and sympathy can make all the difference for people who are hurting. “I thought I was supposed to be sympathetic,” you may be wondering. “Isn’t being sympathetic enough?” When you are...
by Georgia Shaffer | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
In 2017 I spent a week with two women whose lives were in danger because of their work for Jesus. While each woman had credible threats on her life, they both had little, if any, anxiety. They continued to concentrate on the task they each felt called to do. I walked...
