Many of you have followed our house building adventure for the past year plus. You’ve heard me mention, ok, complain about the piles of dirt outside our windows. Read here and Here After almost a year of waiting, we realized that our original excavator wasn’t going to be able to come back. I had been telling the…
Category: Relationships
The Little Things
“Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things . . . I am tempted to think . . . there are no little things.” author and advertising executive Bruce Barton “Little hinges swing big doors.” W. Clement Stone Eight years ago we were sitting at…
5 Ways to Kick a Bad Mood
Lately, I’ve had to do battle with a sour mood. You know the feeling. Little and big things just aren’t going as well as expected. Discouragement raises its nasty head, doubts take a bite out of your resolve, that technology you need to master eludes your old brain, so many things to be done, but…
Reunion
Have you ever been doing something when time freezes and you sense a spiritual dimension? I had that experience the day before yesterday. Husband and I had driven to a large city in another state to meet with several dear friends we hadn’t seen in a year and a half. We had met them eight…
She’s Gone
We were visiting some dear, lifetime friends on Saturday when another old friend knocked on their door. After greetings and hugs, he got a serious look on his face and asked, “Have you heard about Jan?” The four of us stared at him. “No,” one of us answered. He had our full attention as he…
When Our Hearts Break for Them
Your adult daughter has walked out on her husband. Now your grandchildren are passed back and forth between the two and they are acting out. Your son is sacrificing his family for his career. Your teen is doing drugs instead of sports. How do we deal with the pain of watching those we love make…