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…
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…
What You Set in Motion
When I was in junior high, I loved to go to my best friend’s house after school. Of course, I could go home to the tiny, silent apartment my mother worked hard to provide for us, but she was working long hours and I was home alone a lot. So I’d much rather go home with…
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…