Thirty-six years ago a woman befriended me. We had never met before I called her on the phone with a crazy request. “Could you help me improve my photography skills?” The owner of the local photo lab had given me her number because she was the best photographer in our area and known to be…
Category: Inspiration
Higher
I possess two tools that enable me to make treasures that will outlast my lifetime. Crafting with these two tools brings me hours of delight as I make keepsakes for others. I have spent thirty-five years learning and practicing this art. The two tools are my camera and my computer. About two and half months…
I’ll Hold You
“You hold her, I’ll hold you, and God will hold me.” Altho we have known this couple for decades, it wasn’t until this past week that I heard this heart-wrenching story of their last hours with the little one they lost. The mother and I were standing in her kitchen chatting when she told me the…
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
It isn’t always those major decisions, sometimes it’s the little decisions that steal your peace. Just the everyday choices that badger you with nagging doubt. What if . . .? Should I . . .? Which one? Maybe I shouldn’t have . . . Here’s a very mundane example. Husband and I have been gifted…
Why the Wait?
She had sat on that pew for 80 years. When she was a young bride, she had moved into the house next door to the church. Every Sunday she came to church and sat on that pew listening to the Scriptures with her heart. As her family grew, she brought them to church with her. …