I went to dinner last night and was served a good plate of nourishing food. When it was set in front of me, inwardly I critiqued the way it was prepared – ‘the meat is overcooked.’  In that moment, a… Continue reading

Bev did not like to waste food so leftover dinner portions were packaged and stored … that one serving of lasagna, that single pork chop, the cup of rice … for that one evening each week when we ate reheated… Continue reading

On this Monday morning,  I woke up with a stormy soul, troubled about the present world in which I live, seeing only sadness when I looked back, and feeling the unknowns of the future stalking me like wolves at the… Continue reading

Turning people into objects, into things to be used, rather than beings made in the image of God, happens too often and it has awful consequences. Nations do it when they go to war. The ‘other side’ is turned into… Continue reading

Priorities. We all have them, even if we do not think about them. There are those things that come first in our lives, things we treasure, people we prioritize. If our priorities are in order, we will live better lives.… Continue reading

Do you know where the a popular adage,  “the handwriting on the wall,” comes from?  The phrase describes the evidence that accumulates that should convince a person that something bad is going to happen, that they are acting in a… Continue reading

I love those stories that tell about someone overcoming hardship, turning trouble into triumph. I cheer for underdogs, love when the little guy wins, get misty-eyed when love is sweet!  I am also a realist who knows only too well… Continue reading

We look towards the future and sometimes it’s like a dense bank of fog. We may ask, “Lord, are you still in charge? Are we dangerously adrift on the currents of time?”   It may seem so, but let me affirm… Continue reading

For the last week the world has watched the elaborate ceremony surrounding the death of Queen Elizabeth. It’s fascinating to watch tradition and see the real human pain that peeks out here and there, a tear on the cheek of… Continue reading

The words to a newer song, Hymn of Heaven, keep echoing in my mind. “How I long to breathe the air of Heaven, Where pain is gone and mercy fills the streets.”  Before you jump to any conclusions, let me… Continue reading