“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…” we sang the words, while holding up our index finger like a candle, urged on by our Sunday School Director.  When I was 5 years of age, I was… Continue reading

Cooking up a pot of hearty soup on a cold winter day is a thing of pleasure for me. I find simple delight in combining all those ingredients, simmering them and filling the house with the comforting smell of dinner!… Continue reading

The old prophet told a horrible tale about a baby, despised at birth, left to die in a vacant lot, who was rescued and raised to become a woman of beauty. Her husband provided lavishly for her – “I dressed… Continue reading

In his account, every relationship he knew was a disappointment. His father was emotionally distant. His mother was more interested in her social life than in her family. His bosses were ‘idiots.’ His children were ingrates. Tom (a pseudonym) had… Continue reading

Here in Northwest New Jersey the roads wind through hills, with trees lining the way. The driver has a fairly limited forward visibility, curves hidden, deer very likely to suddenly appear straight ahead just as the car reaches the crest… Continue reading

(My thoughts this morning are borrowed from a blog I wrote a few days after my Dad died 7 years ago. Today marks 4 months since Bev left earth for one of those rooms in our Father’s house. Bear with… Continue reading

Do you allow yourself to compare yourself with another, fantasizing about what it would be like to have their life instead of yours?  Wishing we were taller or thinner or more intelligent or more gregarious – and the list goes… Continue reading

One of the most common phobias, stretching across all cultures, is ophidiophobia- fear of snakes!  While working in the vegetation around my koi pond, a little harmless snake suddenly came into my field of vision. Yes, I jumped back, even… Continue reading

Sometimes I awaken around 2 am only to slip into worry – awake, alert, and anxious. In those small hours of the morning the “what if” scenarios play out vividly. Concerns about work, health, kids, marriage, spiritual issues, the future… Continue reading

We headed out for a hike in the woodlands yesterday; a beautiful day that compelled us to get out of the house. The children leading the way set off at a jog for a few hundred yards, then settled into… Continue reading