Women Today
Life Check (3/4): Nothing Times
One evening in a woman’s Bible study group we talked about the “nothing times.” It started when a young woman said something like this, “I moved here about five years ago. I had a baby who turned out to have serious life threatening health issues. My whole life has changed. My husband and I used to be respected leaders in my church. I was a professional in the field of law and had a respected job. But now I am nothing. No one knows who I am or what I was.” So we talked about those times in our life when we feel as if we are worth nothing, and we are doing nothing.
The Red "X"
For days now -- months actually, I've driven by these two trees. I always notice them, as each one displays a big red "X" on its trunk. I've wondered if the markings were graffiti, or if the trees were diseased and needed treatment, or if they were perhaps marked for cutting. However, I surmised that if they were to be cut down, they would not need large red X's to distinguish them -- as they were the only trees in this particular front yard.
