Life Notes

Yesterday my husband and I learned that a distant friend had unexpectedly died. He was a best friend to my brother and sister-in-law. I felt …

I couldn’t wait any longer to be able to hear clearly. I put up with some diminished and muffled sound in my left ear for …

My mother always owned a Christmas cactus. It was often tucked away in a cool spare bedroom during the fall, thus nurtured for blooming. So …

In past years I have experienced working or living near people who either had family members diagnosed on the Autism Disorder Spectrum, or in whom …

“…how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing” (Matthew …

After our son’s family left our home last weekend, my husband and I commented on the aggression and competitiveness observed between the two grandsons. Swimming …

We are awaiting the addition of a family member. In about three weeks, we are picking up a puppy to join our furry home companions. …

Having returned from my first transcontinental journey, I have a lot to get used to again. Besides being with good friends and awesome scenery, I …

I am part of a privileged generation born in the middle of the 20th century. I have known people born in three centuries! My grandparents …

I’ll never forget my education in the matters of God’s divine appointments. It happened in my first year as a pastor. I was heading to …