Fifty-two Years

This week was our 52nd anniversary. May I share some things I wish I would have learned at the beginning of our marriage instead of slowly over the decades? I wish I would have corrected my attitudes sooner: It took me a long time to consistently shift my attitude from “I have to cook meals.”…

Your Will

A reader wrote me a very insightful observation after reading my blog on how I felt the presence of the Good Shepherd when he spared the lives of two of our babies. She made such a good point that I want to address it briefly. Here’s what she wrote: “God is near to the brokenhearted,…

Even a Sparrow

Thud! Uh, oh. A bird must have hit our living room window. We don’t often see ‘cool’ birds at our house. Once in a while, we have beautiful bluebirds, but mostly we see crows, vultures, robins, and the ever-present sparrow. Was it even worth checking if the poor bird was dead or alive? Dear Husband…

In Remembrance

Although it’s been many years ago, I still remember the class day someone asked out loud, “What’s today’s date?” Another voice answered, “June 18th.” Husband and I stopped mid-penstroke. I gasped and he was open mouthed. We looked at each other incredulously. We had missed our 8th wedding anniversary and neither of us had realized…

Happy, Happy

This will be a short, but heartfelt blog. We got home from a trip to a granddaughter’s wedding last night exhausted, but happy. Here are some lessons I learned- in no particular order: ~When family and friends care, they work very hard to make a beautiful wedding despite financial constraints. Love, hard work, resourcefulness, generosity,…

Good News

  He slept on a human skull for a pillow.  Other skulls lined his longhouse to protect him from the bloodthirsty evil spirits whom he had taken heads to appease.  He believed hunting heads gained him favor from the evil spirits for his wedding, for good crops, and for health.  He looked to his village…