With long strides, the Yul Brynner look-alike attired in an expensive business suit, rushed through the airport. Yet his briefcase is what caught my attention. Costly …
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During the Storm
On our second day of camping we wake to high winds, torrents of rain, and muddy water spilling inside our tent. “We’re packing it in!” …
Read More »Certification Exam
It is indeed a joy to announce that I PASSED my counseling certification exam! I was hesitant to let anyone know I even took the …
Read More »Skiing Saddleback
Icy terror clutched my stomach as I looked down the sheer mountainside beneath my skis. “I can’t do this, Danny. I’m hiking out.” My boyfriend, …
Read More »What I Learned at College
“You don’t get out much, do you?” My college roommate asked me one day. I hesitated. Why is she asking me this? I thought. I …
Read More »Washing Her Feet
As a shy and insecure 13-year-old, I had a thousand different thoughts when my youth pastor asked me if I wanted to go on an …
Read More »An Unknown Path
This can’t end well, I thought, as I rode down the hill on my longboard. What if just around this bend it drops off or …
Read More »Meeting Jesse in Vietnam
In 1969 I was given an all-expense-paid trip to Vietnam, courtesy of Uncle Sam. This was the time of the Vietnam War, and unless you …
Read More »Calling for Help
Thirty years ago, my wife Roberta had a “rebirth” experience. Let me explain: She and I had been married for five years and were living …
Read More »Putting Away Christmas
In many households, as well as mine, somewhere near the first of the year, the inevitable putting away of Christmas occurs. The holidays are over …
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