A Bad Day

Remember reading the children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” to your kids or grandkids? Poor Alexander had a lot of unpleasant things happen to him in one very bad day. People and things seemed to be working against him. This caused him to complain, feel defeated and angry, and…

You Hold Me

Husband and I felt like we were just coming out into the light after a dark year of watching our daughter’s heart-wrenching battle with cancer.  She’s doing well now in spite of the after-effects of treatment.  But just at the time when our daughter was doing better, we got the news that our close friend…

Empowered

Remember when you were a kid and you thought you knew what you wanted to be when you grew up?  I went through a stage when I wanted to be a chemist.  I liked science and was given a book of simple experiments.  I had a tiny cabinet with my supplies, beakers and test tubes…

Good News!

  This Friday is Good Friday, 2018.  Most people will go about their daily routine as usual.  I’m not knocking that.  I want to live every day with Jesus on my mind, not just a few holidays.  My heart cries out for him in the everyday of life.  Good Friday and next Friday and last…

Dust to Dust

“I know what we can do. We’ll get more cats,” quips Husband-the-cat-‘hater’. I have to chuckle through my tears. Another crisis, but we’ll live through it still married. Sanding dust covers everything. The plywood base for countertops was perfectly cut and attached to the new base cabinets, then puttied and sanded. The sanding dust hangs…