Happy Day to you, Dear Readers!

I have made progress on my cleaning out project with a few more boxes delivered to the thrift store. We are having an exceptionally pretty day here in Central Texas after all the rains and flooding of the past couple of weeks. We are grateful for the rain! And we are still praying for those who have suffered from the floods.

Last week, I had the opportunity to reconnect with a friend, Janet Davis, over lunch. We shared with each other the journeys we have experienced these past few years. She is always an inspiration to me and I am blessed to know her. And you can know her as well. She is the author of another great book on biblical women entitled The Feminine Soul: Surprising Ways the Bible Speaks to Women and available on Amazon at this link:

As I was reacquainting myself with her book this week, I was reminded of a perplexing story found in both the gospel of Mark and the gospel of Matthew. Janet does an amazing job of walking her readers through this story. It is the story of Jesus healing the Syrophoenician woman’s daughter. We don’t know either of their names, but the event was significant enough for two gospel writers to include it in their chronicling of Jesus’ ministry.

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