Refuge

This is a short blog today. My priority has been post-surgery caregiving for dear Husband. Let me just share some verses that comforted me in the surgery waiting room and throughout this week. Special thanks to our devoted pastor who read us the opening verses of Psalm 91 before we left for the hospital. Those…

My Shield

Last week I needed to serve a client in a complex I was unfamiliar with and felt intimidated by.  I was also a bit nervous because my back was giving me trouble and I wondered if I would find a place to park close to the building so I could more easily carry in all my gear. …

Reverie Resend

If you have trouble accessing the blog, please don’t give up.  Some devices may show a screen that says, “Can’t connect to server”.  This might be because you tried to access it previously during the period when there was a problem.  It’s fixed now but the blog may be in your history/cache from that time. …

Catches, Carries, Cares

Our new puppy is very mellow and calm.  He’s easygoing and not perturbed by the loudest of trucks, guns, or fireworks.  He likes kids, cats, and other dogs.  He’s just a chill personality, until . . . I got down on the floor, got out an electrical massage pad and laid down on it.  Puppy…

Sunshine and Shadow

  On Saturday we did something that we always considered frivolous and sometimes secretly judged others for doing.  We spent money on a puppy. With one exception every dog we ever owned was either from the animal shelter, was given to us, or was a stray.  But something came over us.  We recently had our…

Where to Run

Were you ever ‘blown out of the water’ by unwelcome news?  Blindsided by something unexpected?  Where do you turn in the moments and days following when your brain works overtime conjuring “what if”s?  When your last thought before sleep and first thought upon awakening is sad and fearful how do you redirect?  When you feel…