Not Why but What ? – The Coronavirus question we should all be asking

I felt such an unexplainable peace sitting in the silence of my home while at work and looking out on my back deck where the rain was slowly drizzling down. I noticed the empty patio chairs and table and my mind goes back to the time last spring when my family was reclining in those … Continue reading Not Why but What ? – The Coronavirus question we should all be asking

3 hard choices to improve your life

If you've lived more than 20 minutes on earth, you've learned this one thing - life is hard. Work is hard, doing the right thing is hard, even planning the perfect vacation is hard. Getting into the world requires a long, hard push through the birth canal, but that's only the beginning. Have you ever … Continue reading 3 hard choices to improve your life

Soaking up the goodness of God

I love nature because I see the goodness of God everywhere in it. Sitting on my back deck early in the morning, feeling the sun warm the back of my neck to just the right temperature, beholding the blue sky, green trees, pink blooms on the rose bushes and hearing the sound of birds chirping … Continue reading Soaking up the goodness of God

A life without hope

I had the privilege of traveling to Ukraine in the 1990's right after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Our choir was one if the first Christian groups to go in. One if the most stunning things I noticed was the blank stares of hopelessness on everyone's face. The country was in shambles and it … Continue reading A life without hope

I ditched cable news and brought peace back into my life

The problem The crash was so loud that it awoke both my husband and I. We normally sleep through thunderstorms, but this strike sounded like it hit something close to our house. The next morning we discovered our cable and internet was out. We fetched the bill to find the phone number to call them … Continue reading I ditched cable news and brought peace back into my life

How to deal with a jerk

Someone once told me there are two kinds of people in life - takers and givers. We've all known them, the takers who care nothing about anyone except themselves. They just want their way and have no regard for what it might cost someone else. Then there are those who are continually giving to others, … Continue reading How to deal with a jerk

New York Cowardly Death Law

Like most Americans, I was appalled to learn that New York has passed a law allowing the murder of unborn children up until the moment of birth and in the same week the Virginia legislature tried to pass a law even allowing a newborn baby to be killed if the mother decided she didn't want … Continue reading New York Cowardly Death Law

The Missing Grandchildren

It was my husband's birthday party on Thanksgiving weekend and three adorable preschoolers were running around in circles, two elementary aged kids were jumping around on the floor and 10 adults were trying to make conversation in the midst of it all. It was loud and crazy and I loved it! That's when it struck … Continue reading The Missing Grandchildren

When bad things happen

Things started to go sour while I was at the dentist. I had to have two crowns. The receptionist had previously told me how much each crown was and how much my insurance would pay. She had given me a sheet of paper with my portion of the cost written on it. For those of … Continue reading When bad things happen

The Accuser

Watching the Supreme Court confirmation hearings last summer got me to thinking about all the crazy, stupid things that I did while I was in high school and college. Whether we believe Kavanaugh did or didn't do the things of which he was accused, do we really want to judge people on what they did … Continue reading The Accuser