Hope on the Horizon

Hope is a powerful motivator.   A close friend didn’t get the post-cancer surgery report we had hoped for.  You can imagine my feelings when I got a text from her this week asking if I had a good book on Heaven.  But the more I thought about it, the more I realized her wisdom…

Oh, Happy Day!

Several days ago we got the sad news that a pilot with the mission organization that we had served with experienced a fatal crash.  She lived where we lived and served the people groups that we served.  She was only 40 years old when her plane crashed into the deep lake at the end of…

Spring Is Coming!

One day last week. Me:  Guess what?  It’s only 18 days till Spring! Husband:  What?!  It’s only 18 days?  It feels like 18 months. Sigh.  Sometimes it does seem like a long wait till we get what we hope for.   Husband answered the phone.  I could hear that it was his brother’s voice on…

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…