Dear God: For decades, I’ve sung, “I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river in …
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Delaying Dementia
My maternal grandmother was one of the most energetic women of her generation. She started a nursing home alongside her sisters and later managed a …
Read More »Is Divorce a Solution?
“For I hate divorce!” says the LORD, the God of Israel (Malachi 2:16, NLT). God hates it, and I think most of us agree that …
Read More »Dying with Dignity
Dr. Death (Jack Kevorkian) made headlines in the 1980s with his beliefs about euthanasia. In a 1998 article, he admitted to helping more than 130 …
Read More »Bad Breath
Even your best friends won’t tell you … but my daughter finally did. Bless her heart. We’d driven nearly 3,000 miles together, but it wasn’t …
Read More »Frenemy
Dear God: You know I love words — it’s one of the things I shared with my father. Using words has provided a good living …
Read More »Can’t Stop Crying
Dear God: The other people in business class think I’m crazy, but I can’t stop crying. The flight attendant just brought me tissues. How do …
Read More »SAD or Just Sad?
Sometimes I’m a slow learner—well, a lot of times. After about 10 years of starting counseling every January and quitting the sessions by the end …
Read More »Still Alone
Dear God: Why am I still alone? I’ve been single for many years now—after a marriage of 29 years. I’m lonely. I thought I found …
Read More »Where’s Spring?
Dear God: It’s cold. In fact, it’s freezing. The ground is frozen and I can see patches of snow left from last week’s snowstorm. Patches …
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