by Brenda Nickel | Aug 24, 2024 | 2024, 2024, Newsletters
I was reading the other day about an expression that intrigued me. I wondered where the terms “burn your boats,” “burn boats,” or “burn the ships” came from. The idiom “burn boats” is derived from the story of Hernán Cortés, who, upon arriving in Mexico in 1519,...
by Brenda Nickel | Aug 24, 2024 | 2024, 2024, Newsletters
Did you know there is a demographic decline in many parts of the world? Certain societies and cultures are losing their populations at such a rapid rate that they are at risk of losing their culture. The worst fertility crisis in the world, however, is presently...
by Brenda Nickel | Jul 13, 2024 | 2024, Newsletters
In Part 1 of this newsletter, Tamper Proof, Donte shared some of the more serious things that have happened to him in life. Then he began to open up about his spiritual views. You can check out Part 1 at the following link: Tamper Proof – Part 1 Donte and I were...
by Brenda Nickel | Jun 20, 2024 | 2024, Newsletters
Marie is a waitress at a restaurant where I was having breakfast one morning. I have been there several times. She came up to me and asked if I would walk over to one of her tables with her. Seemed like an odd request, so I asked her why. Well, she was having a...
by Brenda Nickel | May 18, 2024 | 2024, Newsletters, Uncategorized
In our last newsletter, I shared that I was reading a book by John Burke called “Imagine the God of Heaven.” It’s about near-death experiences (NDEs). One thing I noticed as I was reading this book was that pretty much every NDE had a “heavenly” angle to it. The...
by Brenda Nickel | May 17, 2024 | 2024, 2024, Newsletters
One of the real joys in life is reading a book. You can gain some knowledge and expand your mind a bit. A teenager told me the other day that if he had a phone in one hand and a book in the other, he would more than likely go to his phone. That is how this current...
