My husband and I have been practicing a change in the way we say our mealtime prayers. Often we are only together for one or …
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Why Not Travel?
Last year my husband and I made our first transcontinental trip to visit friends in South Africa. We were awestruck at the vastness of that …
Read More »Who Is In Charge Here?
I just put new pages into my daily planning notebook. I look at those pages and realize how quickly they fill up and expire. I’m …
Read More »Politics and Jesus
Most of my Christian friends are Republican. They think the opposition is the devil. They think the only people worth voting for are Christians, regardless …
Read More »Injured Bird
Yesterday, when I returned from having lunch with my daughter, a Sandhill crane was resting in the front yard. Sandhills frequent our neighborhood, so that …
Read More »Christian Heroes
I lost my patience with a client this week, and I later apologized. Yet, I hate that feeling that I have misrepresented God and my …
Read More »Foot-in-Mouth Disease
Yesterday my husband experienced another lapse in memory and left his cell phone at home. This was not the first time a phone, or another …
Read More »Look at Me
When my children were very little, I discovered the importance of eye contact. This can result in behavior adjustment. Once past the age of nursing …
Read More »Heart Tattoos
While I was stopped behind traffic, I glanced to my right at an advertising vehicle in a parking lot. With a four-color photo covering the …
Read More »Vision Boards
On a January evening, a dozen women gathered to create vision boards to enhance our intentions for the new year. My daughter invited me to …
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