Allergies - Tracy M. Smith

07 Jun

The Perfect Church

trsmith Allergies, Blog, Church, Divorce, Feelings, Hypocrites, Jesus, Lord, Perfection, Worship 3 1

I remember a pastor telling the story of a man who went from church to church trying to find the perfect church. The pastor told him, “Well, if you find it, don’t join it, because you’ll ruin it.” How true. We, as believers, are not perfect. We would like to be, but we all have a human nature. We go to church because we love the Lord and want to be together to worship Him. Why don’t you go to…..

27 Mar

No Roses

trsmith Allergies, Blog, Book, Death, family members, God, Heart, Loss, Parenting, Perfume, Rejection, Tragedy 2 1

In “Choosing Life,” I told you that I am allergic to roses. When I heard the song “I Never Promised You A Rose Garden,” I was thrilled. Nothing would be more deadly to me that a rose garden. Bottom line: Never be allergic to something that everybody loves. On the news today, the lead story was a German airliner that crashed into the Alps. The father of one of the young people killed in the crash said to the other…..

07 Sep

Are You Offended?

trsmith Allergies, Blog, Commandments, Jesus, Offended, Perfume, Tolerance 1 1

I have always been allergic to roses. Then lilies. Then perfume. When it got to the point that I was coughing 24/7, I went for help. I have COPD with Bronchial Asthma. I never smoked, but I was born with asthma and my father smoked. The coughing was not only keeping me from sleeping, but it was painful. It was like being hit by a Hindu bed of nails in the front of my chest and then, a second later,…..

The Perfect Church

No Roses

Are You Offended?

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