He was not one for grandiose entrances or lots of hoopla. He was simple, yet you knew that he was always in deep thought. Because when the words did flow, there was much wisdom embedded within them. When dad was diagnosed with a fracture in his lower spine five years ago, my heart fell to […]
Have you ever experienced one of those moments when you’re going about your day and you suddenly come upon something extraordinary, but there’s no one around to see it? I have lots of those, do you? It’s one of those quirky, “Am I the only one seeing this?!” random occasion when you wish you had […]
“Her children arise and call her blessed;” Proverbs 31:28a NIV Coming home after a long day at work, I asked the babysitter where my youngest son happened to be. She said, “He is in the yard.” So, I went out the front door and but didn’t see my three-year-old son anywhere. We had a long […]
It’s easy to see what rattles our cage or strikes our disapproval in ourselves and in those around us. I think that being a critic is so much easier than being a cheerleader. That thread of dissatisfaction for the way we appear in the mirror — it weaves a fabric that can wrap around our […]
They say there are herbs and certain foods that can help increase our memory. I have to chuckle because in my attempt to do personal ‘research’ on the validity of such things, I forget to include them in my activity! But that doesn’t prevent me from the pursuit. I’m finding that I’m in that season […]
I was a precocious three year old who pushed my baby brother off the bed resulting in a trip to the emergency room. She chose to love me. Then I became a feisty teenager who talked back, told her lies and rolled my eyes at everything she asked me to do. She chose to love […]
Titus Two 