April 9, 2025 Father, May I Ask You a Question? While visiting an aquarium, I stood next to a child with his father. We were all entranced by the fish swimming past us in…
February 13, 2025 Listen to the Music Years ago, I received a most creative and unique Valentine’s gift. Ten cassette tapes (remember those?) filled with music and marked A-R. The only…
January 16, 2025 What’s Your 2025 Reset? Have you pressed your reset button for 2025? What did your life look like a year ago? What will your life look like a…
December 13, 2024 Who Do You See? Who do you see when observing a nativity scene at church, the mall, or a neighbor’s lawn? Do you smile at the sweet baby…
December 12, 2023 The Great Expectation Advent means “arrival” or “the coming.” For the Christian, it is a time of great expectation. We anticipate presents, traditions, family, and fun, all…
October 6, 2023 Does Anyone Want Grandma’s China? I have my mother’s and my grandmother’s china. I have grandpa’s military medals, as well. Four generations of family mementos and history are in…
July 27, 2023 Is It Possible to Do God’s Will But In the Wrong Way? I had such great intentions. How could I execute them so poorly? It all started when a woman came to me after church and…
June 22, 2023 Hanging On While Letting Go Often, I visualize myself as a child on the monkey bars. As I swing forward from one bar to the next, I must let…
April 6, 2023 Via Dolorosa: A Painful Path, A Distressing or Painful Journey or process The Via Dolorosa began triumphantly. There was excitement in the air; people were laying their garments and palm branches on the road as a…
January 11, 2023 Are You Ready? “Is this it?” My friend Bernie asked her son from her hospital bed. “Yes, mom, it looks like this is it.” In typical Bernie…
