holidays

The prayers spoken at the Thanksgiving table remained with us rippling through the rest of the season, renewing our spirits.…

In the new year, remember to turn on the light. Each December for the new year, I make a list of wonderful things that I want to happen. I also make a list of…

The Christmas Story, to read on Christmas Eve. I was cleaning house and doing chores recently, when a song came on out of my music selections. Over the music, there was a child reading…

To see life as out of your control and something that just happens to you before you die is a yoke of lies. That is a true burden. Hopeless and powerless is no way…

However, beyond that, I knew what she really needed I could not personally give her. She needed the place to go in her brokenness, a very present help in times of trouble.…

I want to slow down sweater weather and not miss the possible moments, not wish them away or waste them on minutia. So I am writing it down, reminding us all to take notice.…

Seriously, we can't allow constant disrespectful behavior and expect people to be able to get along. Don't we teach that from a young age to our kids? Respect your parents? Listen to your teacher?…

I appreciate my neighbors, churches, local fire department, police department, hospitals, pharmacies, retailers, manufacturers, and restaurants. We are blessed by these structures of life. Our friends and neighbors work there. I wonder how people…

feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace Intense foot pain is a problem. For this busy determined homemaker, grandmother, and writer it is also a conundrum.? Just like anyone else, I…

Married or single, getting our lives in order is the best hope for a good relationship. To love and be loved starts with caring about yourself and being a person you are proud of.…