That time has come! That time when I realize that I do not want to spend the last years of my life dusting all the “stuff” I have accumulated over the years. That time when I realize I do not want to spend the last years of my life cleaning floors in rooms I no […]
Recently I posted about the “real” story of that first Christmas. How different it was from the beautiful Christmas cards we see where everything is so neat and tidy and there are beams of light coming from Jesus and sometimes even from Mary and Joseph. The “Real” Story of the First Christmas Today I wonder […]
Today is National Cherry Day. Cherries are a stone fruit from the genus Prunus, which includes plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds. Pits from the cherries have been found in Stone Age caves in Europe and were enjoyed by the Greeks and Romans. Immigrants from Europe introduced cherries to the USA in the 1600s and commercial […]
When I first started writing my blog I said that I wanted to share some of the funny things I saw and heard as a pastor’s wife. So – here are two more. In a deep sleep early one morning (about 2 AM) the phone rang in the parsonage. Since I was closer to the […]
Our country is experiencing a crisis most of us never thought possible. The panic that has caused stores to run out of toilet paper, hand sanitizers and eggs seems a little crazy. Yet the fear that we will not have enough – that we will get sick – and how will we pay the bills […]
My husband and I continue our Scrabble addiction (Confessions of a Scrabble Addict). We played 26 games in January and ended in a tie – 13 games each. For February we have played a game every day (it’s been bitter cold outside – so what can you do?) and we are still tied at 14 […]
November 4, 2002 – Call from doctor – biopsy shows I have cancer. November 14, 2002 – Surgeon tells me after surgery that the cancer was very advanced and I will definitely need chemo and radiation. November 27, 2002 – Doctor tells me the odds are not in my favor. He says chances are slim […]
One of my favorite Psalms is 139. Reading it today this portion stood out to me. One of my daughters has her own website where she sells the most beautiful hats, scarfs, sweaters that she creates. Along with selling her products, she also makes hats for cancer survivors, wraps for new mothers or mothers who […]
They were praising Jesus – but why? Because they saw Him coming to save them from the Roman occupation, to rescue them from a life of servitude to Rome. Their praises were for a conquering hero, not a dying savior. He turned out to not be what they expected – not what they wanted! I […]
In one of the Aposle Paul’s writings he said: We are Christ’s ambassadors. God is using us to speak to you: we beg you, as though Christ himself were here pleading with you, receive the love he offers you—be reconciled to God. As I look at our chaotic world today with all the divisions as […]
Those of you who follow my blog know by now that my husband and I are Scrabble addictions. Confessions of a Scrabble Addict! We have kept a record of our scores since 2008. Equally matched in skill, we usually remain only one or two games ahead of the other one. Recently, however I seemed to be […]
Being a new resident of Michigan my husband and I have spent the summer exploring many of the small towns on the western side of the lower peninsula. We have discovered some beautiful art galleries, unique antique stores and loved the beaches and lighthouses all along Michigan Lake. It has been interesting to me to […]
Studying the names of God, I continue to reflect on the name Hagar, the Egyptian Slave of Abraham and Sarah, gave to God in her encounter with Him. It was a moment of great despair and hopelessness for her. Despair and hopelessness until she realized that God saw her and cared about her. As I […]
Christmas 2019 is history. My decorations are all back in the boxes and the boxes are all in the storage area in the basement where they will sit until next December. Here and there I see a few houses with Christmas lights still up but most of my neighbors have removed all the reindeer, snowmen […]
