I’ve been thinking about my heart these days because I had my third heart surgery in five years a couple of weeks ago. That coupled with an impending birthday has me reflecting upon this very vital organ. I hope it is strong. I hope it is healing properly after this last surgery. I hope it […]
It’s 4 days after Resurrection Sunday. We’ve stood before the flower covered cross and marked this day in our lives. We’ve given thanks for this life we have in our risen Christ. We’ve eaten Easter dinner and candy. We’ve even made Easter candy cookies. This week my devotional book has me reading the events and […]
Every week as I drive to and from church, I see Red Jesus and Blue Mary. Some days they whisper words of love and faith on days when I am struggling. Sometimes I am challenged by the faith of the family who honors the Savior and Mother Mary and how they understand you can’t have […]
I used to laugh about making lists. When I was younger, lists were optional because my brain was able to keep up with everything. Or it wasn’t so full of worry and stress and responsibility at least. But now, now, I make lists: grocery lists, packing lists, gift lists, things to do lists… In the […]
I stumbled a few days ago. I was investigating a grotto that I pass almost every day on the route to my office. It stands at the point of an overgrown wooded lot. Someone makes sure the grass doesn’t over take the grotto. The back of it faces an intersection of 4 streets and in […]
Smallness is the opposite of bigness. At some point in time, we notice our smallness and lately I have been feeling the smallness of life. Maybe you can relate? This year I will celebrate a big birthday. It’s an age where people talk about their approaching retirement and their dreams for those retirement years. As […]
Some of my best days are spent walking in the woods with my camera. When I was about 15, I experienced the presence of God in a powerful way while walking the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Our family camped and so there were lots of woods and mountains, streams and lakes, and beaches […]
I am an amateur gardener: playing in the dirt is fun for me. As winter descends upon us bringing freezing temperatures, my colorful plants freeze and I begin the work of cutting back the frozen plants leaving bare spots and brown and gray stalks behind. When I drive through my neighborhood, I see homes […]
Therefore, as God’s choice, holy and loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Be tolerant with each other and, if someone has a complaint against anyone, forgive each other. As the Lord forgave you, so also forgive each other. And over all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. The […]
Several weeks ago, my family traveled to Salem, Indiana; where my dad grew up on a farm outside of town. We hadn’t been there in a few years; my dad, Sally, my sister, Mark and Leslie, my brother and his wife, and Kenny, my nephew. It was the first trip for Liyuan, my daughter and […]
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