November 22, 2024 Can Grief and Gratitude Co-Exist? “My brain doesn’t work.” “What?” My husband, Rick, repeated, “My brain doesn’t work.” And so we began the final eight months of his earthly…
July 29, 2022 Do You Love Me? “Do you love me?” My three-year-old asked the doctor. He was lying on a gurney, wide-eyed and trepidatious. His brown eyes peered into the…
November 23, 2021 Rest, Restore, and Rejoice Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (Philippians 4:4) Paul wrote this from a Roman prison. It was most likely dark,…
August 16, 2021 God’s Double Delight My favorite rose is Double Delight. The aroma is like no other. It is the only rose I plant in my garden. I can’t…
June 11, 2021 Ageless Aging Ageless aging, is there such a thing? Is there a fountain of youth? According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in 2018, Americans…
March 17, 2021 Our God is Present Last week while walking near our home, I noticed blossoms were bursting from the fruit trees everywhere I looked. They weren’t there the day…
November 25, 2020 “Jesus looked up and gave thanks.” The year 2020 began with so much promise. There is something optimistic about a new decade. I think we were all shocked at how…
October 30, 2020 The Perfect PPE Praise, Prayer, & Encouragement Personal protective gear, or PPE, was something I hadn’t thought about until this year. There was no need for PPE…
September 24, 2020 Thy Will Be Done The Lord’s Prayer was given to us by Jesus and has been called the perfect prayer. Like most believers, I have prayed this prayer…
June 4, 2020 My Prayer The killing of George Floyd and subsequent unrest have left me heartbroken to the core. COVID-19 has been difficult, but there was a sense…
