“Don’t talk to me about that!” our granddaughter snapped as she crossed her arms and glared at me several days ago. Flopping down into a chair, she fumed, “I don’t want to hear about it.” Our newly six-year-old kindergartner was dreading her solo poem recitation in front of an auditorium of parents just one evening…
Category: Relationships
Ripples
Husband and I stood dumbfounded in the vestibule of a little country church a few days ago. We were staring drop-jawed at a friendly man about our age. Having just met him, Husband had engaged him in conversation. “Where did you grow up?” asked Husband. “Cottage Grove,” the man answered. “Oh, ok. I grew up…
How to Be Happier in 2018 Part 1
Every human being wants to be happy. It’s no coincidence that our holiday greeting are, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year! We desire happiness because that’s how we’re made. Our Creator made us to mirror himself. He is happy and has placed that longing for happiness in us. He goes so far as to promise…
The Path of Peace
“I married a monster.” I was shocked and saddened to hear an acquaintance thus describe her marriage. I love to hear people’s stories! I mean stories of their lives, more than just an anecdote or two. But yesterday after that life story, I couldn’t shake the sadness. Listening was painful, and my mind couldn’t let…
The Power of Words
We just got home from a visit with Husband’s dear parents now in their late eighties. Let me share a story with you that my mother-in-law told me. Many years ago her brother met a girl in Australia while he was in the Navy. He thought he wanted to marry her, but things didn’t work…