by Nanette ONeal | Jun 7, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
The day of my baptism was a day of opposition. On the one hand, I was thrilled to show Heavenly Father my complete commitment to the church I had been looking for all my life. But that excitement was threatened by a persuasive atheist, not two hours after the sacred...
by Nanette ONeal | May 24, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
Senseless death surrounds us. Innocent victims fall prey to depraved individuals, natural disasters wipe out whole villages, and disease ravages the bodies of loved ones who would otherwise have had years to live. Death is a natural succession after life, but when it...
by Nanette ONeal | May 17, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
My aunt created beauty from a life of desolation. She never had children, but she taught this child how to make life beautiful. I discovered my aunt in my early teens. We visited her home in the rolling hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania. She painted all the walls...
by Nanette ONeal | May 10, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
The women in my family are the super heroes of my life. Putting others first, creating life from desolation, nurturing those around them even when life was not good to them. Mothers, sisters, daughters. Here are their stories. A turbulent beginning My mother has a...
by Nanette ONeal | May 3, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
A young city boy, walking by a construction site stopped to question the laborers. To the first one he asked, “Hey mister, what are you making?” The man answered, “Ten bucks an hour.” The boy wandered on and asked another worker the same question—“Hey mister, what are...
by Nanette ONeal | Apr 26, 2015 | Nanette O'Neal: Morning Devotional
Declare Truth With Boldness—It Strengthens Your Conviction “Mrs. O’Neal, it’s Opposite Day,” my fourth grade violin class said when they barreled into the room for lessons one day. I gave them a curious look. One student smiled back and explained, “Everything you say...