The Background 17 On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal. 18 And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was… [Read More]
Hope
Lessons From a Goose!
Consider the Goose The other week I was sitting on the back deck, as I often do, staring out at the lake. There was something new on the landscape! Out in the lake and on this low water island there sat a goose. I said to my husband, “They’re back and she’s laying on eggs!”… [Read More]
I Always Go Back To Hope!
I’m Stuck On Hope! I do love the Season of Resurrection Hope – aka Easter! Nothing speaks Hope like an empty tomb. On Friday this week, we will grieve. On Saturday, we are quiet and pensive. On Sunday morning, we celebrate. Jesus is alive and well and sits on high in Heaven. What a glorious… [Read More]
Dear Ma
Dear Ma, Happy birthday! If you were still here on earth, you’d be 97. Let me give you a run-down of the past year. Maybe you already know all of this, but I’ll tell you anyway. Lowell & I are as fine as good wine! We love living in our tiny home and traveling about… [Read More]
Write 28 Days – 2023
Wonderful Want some WONDERFUL news? This declaration right here…in 48 days Spring arrives! Winter is long, dreary, and cold where we live, and Spring is normally luxuriously long. I’m looking forward to blooming flowers, the smell of dirt, and the hope of a growing season. Life is rather like that, isn’t it? I suppose at… [Read More]
It’s To Die For
But, Is It? You’ve heard the expression, right? Someone suggests you just have to try such and such because “it’s to die for.” Personally, I don’t like the expression because at 72 years old I want things “to live for!” Can I get a witness! But, Today… I want to share something with you that… [Read More]
On Grandparenthood
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly! I am a much better Mimz (Grandma) than I was a Mom. That is my true confession. Don’t get me wrong – I was attentive, caring, engaged, and present for my three. Even as a single Mom I was all those traits; however, I went “on tour” for several… [Read More]
Let’s Hear It For The K’s!
Welcome 2023! Anyone ready for a brand-spanking new year? Hands up all over the room! Both of my arms are up and waving in a clean and clear new year. 2023…I have no resolutions. I have no grand plans. What I do have? A Godly Hope that we will live a year of kindness, kingdom,… [Read More]