I’m so glad I can concentrate on Dear Husband on Father’s Day and not be held captive by sad, childhood memories of my father. Father’s Day can bring up painful memories for those of us who had difficult childhoods. But there’s something we can do to be free of the bitterness that can set…
Tag: forgiveness
Song of the Bluebirds
I was awakened early one morning recently by rustling sounds coming from the living room. Uh Oh. I immediately knew the source of the sound and I cringed. A couple of years ago we had heard the same sound. It turned out to be a bird stuck in the woodstove chimney pipe. That bird had…
Long Love
“Some friend you are,” said his dad accusingly. “Your buddy worked all day fixing your car and now you’re going to go party and ditch him because he doesn’t drink and carry on like you.” “Oh, no, Dad. I’m not going to leave him. He has to come with us to be our designated driver.”…
Our Choice
Dear Readers, This month marks five years since this blog began during which to my knowledge I haven’t missed a week. But I got to eat some humble pie this week! You didn’t receive this blog at the normal time because there was a technical glitch in my send-out software. I simply couldn’t make…
Spring Housecleaning for the Soul
I like the quote I read somewhere that Lent observance is like Spring housecleaning for the soul. I’ve been motivated to do a little deeper than usual cleaning because the sun came out and I could clearly see the dust and spiderwebs lurking in my house! And the sunshine gave me a lift so I’m…
God Stories=Good Stories
Just today I heard God stories. We had eaten a meal at the home of a couple who live near us and we were seated comfortably in their living room with the foothills of the Cascade Mountains spread out before us on the other side of their big windows. The conversation turned to how they…