Mother’s Day Poison

Confession:  I wrote this last Mother’s Day. Please humor me by re-reading if you’ve already read it last year.  The advice bears repeating.  If you’re a newer subscriber, please humor me by reading these tidbits and forgive me for forgetting that it’s Mother’s Day this week and I should have written a new helpful blog…

True Love

Two heart-wrenching phone calls in one day.  A marriage flying apart.  An engagement languishing.  We ache from a deep place inside.  Sadness wants to swallow us up.  We flounder in a pit of sorrow.  Is there something we should do?  How do we think about this?  Did we contribute to these sad situations?  Soul searching,…

Valentines Idea

Perhaps you’re trying to think of something to give a special one in your life at Valentines.  If you have a spouse, you’d like to express your loving appreciation for their big part in your life.  Maybe you have grandkids that you’d like to remember with something special.  But nothing you can buy seems quite personal…

Thirteen Things I’ve Learned from the Second Six Months in an RV

One year ago this week Husband and I arrived at our oldest daughter’s house after a  cross-continental drive ahead of and detouring around a  blizzard.  We had sold our comfy home and were embarking on the adventure of building our own house close to family.  That is, Husband would build us a house.  I’ve never…

Sparrows

“Yuck!  This is such a mess.  Cleaning up sheetrock dust is like herding cats.  Every time I sweep, half the dust jumps into the air, another quarter stays on the floor or in the broom while only a quarter actually gets into the dustpan.  No matter how many times I sweep, there is still dust. …

The Lord is my Shepherd

I open the car door and walk resolutely past the emergency vehicles.  By the flashing lights, I hear myself saying out loud, “The Lord is my Shepherd . . . he leads me by still waters…”  The waters don’t feel still, but He is with me.  Jesus is good at showing up in exactly the place…