Today I asked a long time friend of mine what it was like working at a Pregnancy Resource Center for seventeen years. In answer, she shared this story: A young woman had had a positive pregnancy test and had come in for a first-trimester ultrasound. My friend, a nurse trained in limited ultrasound, took the…
Category: Inspiration
Ashes
A few days ago Cuz called. (My affectionate term for my cousin D.) “Did you know that Cousin G’s house burned to the ground?” He had already let us know a few days prior that Cousin G and her husband had evacuated after a warning from a helicopter that an out-of-control Oregon wildfire was quickly…
Ponderings
This morning was the solar eclipse in our corner of the world. We got to watch it from our peaceful, rural front yard in the totality zone. Wow. So thankful we got to experience this majestic phenomenon right at home. Where did you view it? What struck you about the experience? Several things surprised me,…
In a Perfect World
A fetching photo of a teenage boy and his cow snuggled together for a much-needed nap at a state fair went viral this week. Nothing unusual looking about the teen or the heifer. What was winsome was the loving relationship so evident in the photo. The image captured closeness and trust between the two. Our…
When We Don’t Get What We Pray For
We’ve had so many undeniable answers to our prayers lately. God provided a car that met our needs and our budget, (Sold the RV we lived in for a year while we built our house, then bought the car for that exact amount to the penny.) A man we didn’t know from our church did…
Harvest
This week Husband’s sister drove their elderly parents to our home for a visit. This was my in-laws’ first and probably only visit to our newly completed house. You see, they are in their late eighties and the car trip of 4.5 hours was grueling for them. On top of that, they didn’t sleep well…