Husband returns from the mailbox. “Lisa sent you something,” he says, handing me a pretty colored padded envelope. I drop everything. My friend sent me a package?! Why would she send me something? I feel like a child eagerly opening a present. A card inside reads, “I am thinking of you today with love.” It’s…
Category: Inspiration
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…
A Smile on My Face
I’m all for goal setting. With my ping-pong default, having written goals is the only thing that keeps me on track. But it’s all you read/hear/talk about this time of year. I’d like to suggest we should not only look forward but also look back. Look back with gratitude. I know we have to…
Thin Ice
I can do this. I pictured myself relaxed and calm entering the MRI machine. Yes, I had even practiced by putting my head in dark, enclosed places. Husband cracked up when I told him I put my head in our small RV closet to practice not being afraid in tight quarters. Everything was going to…
Surprise! Part 2 of Christmas in an RV
Our friendly UPS guy hands me an armload of boxes. We were expecting a box of parts for the house construction and a coat from Costco. But this armload? It blew me away, almost literally. The strong wind threatened to push me over as I maneuvered the boxes toward the trailer. Just too windy and…
Not What They Were Expecting
We’re wired to wish for good things. Ask any kid if they’re wishing for bad things for Christmas. We would all go back to the Garden of Eden if we could. We are all homesick for Heaven. Utopia, Nirvana, one with the Universe, in a perfect world, “happily ever after”, good triumphs over evil… are…