Imagine a woman who says, “I love my husband” and thinks she means it. Then, suddenly he becomes gravely ill, his source of income dries up, his strength to care for their home lost. And she realizes that she… Continue reading

  I visited Lisa’s garden last summer. What a sight to see! It was a thing of beauty, carefully planted, faithfully tended. Though I am no gardener I can tell you one thing for certain, that plot of a land… Continue reading

What do you think of the doctrine of the Second Coming of Christ?  Do you think of the Promise often or even at all?  In my youth, the thought of the imminent return of Jesus was a consistent theme.  Forty… Continue reading

Do you keep a lot of stuff? Mostly I like to clean up, discard, keeping life lean and clean.  There is a program on A&E called Hoarders. It is simply mind-boggling to see the trash and filth that some people… Continue reading

  A month has now passed since Bev stepped over the threshold of time. “How are you?” loving friends ask me. There is no simple answer. Sorrow greets me anew each morning. Memories ambush me constantly; a smell, a sound,… Continue reading

Two decades ago, when my children were teenagers, I found it necessary to correct one of them and to take away privileges for a time. In anger, that 17 year-old spat out the words at Bev and me– “Right now,… Continue reading

When a ship shuts down her engines and waits to dock or rests in harbor, she drops an anchor. Without it, she would be adrift, possibly going aground on the shore or colliding with other ships in the vicinity. The… Continue reading

One of my rich blessings are my children who are not children any longer. I enjoy them in their maturity, seeing them as productive people, loving parents, making a difference where they live. Sure, have little ones around was fun,… Continue reading

This weekend I enjoyed conversations! Friday evening I joined others at a table of good food and talk. Politics and our stories made for a lively mix at that dinner. Saturday, friends came to stay through the snowstorm in my… Continue reading

  Do you see your work as just a way to ‘make a living’ or do you see it as a way to show the grace of Jesus? The Bible tells us “If a man will not work, he shall… Continue reading