I have a precious friend who often tells me stories about encounters she has with people she has just met. She may have met them in a specialty shop while she and her husband were out of town or they may be sitting in the pew behind them at a church where they are visiting or perhaps they own the ... View Post
Learning from the Snow (and I can post photos again!)
Last night while I was deciding what to write about for this morning, I noticed good things happening, practically before my eyes. One blog site issue after another was looking like it used to look before the problems began before Christmas. I texted our son at 9:16 p.m. (long after our workday is ... View Post
Putting Our Faith in the Baby Who Came
First, I want to thank Joanie and Cathy for identifying this painting. While writing "We Don't Need to Be Afraid" for yesterday, I found other incidents in the gospels when people heard the same comforting words that the shepherds heard: Do not be afraid. When the angel came to Mary to ... View Post
We Don’t Need to Be Afraid
Early in December, a blog reader wrote to me about a special moment in A Charlie Brown Christmas. Last night, when Ray suggested that we watch the show, I watched for that special moment. I saw it for myself, but I didn't tell Ray until after the show was over. Then I asked him to rewind our old VHS ... View Post
Who do you follow?
In romance a person often decides to follow his heart. A person who trusts her intuition when making decisions follows her nose. In the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy followed the yellow brick road. Fans follow politicians and entertainers on social media. When we sing at church we follow a song leader. In ... View Post
Protecting Animals for Generations
Not long after returning from Pittsburgh, Ray and I spent a few days visiting sites in West Tennessee with our older daughter and her children. Ray and I have enjoyed zoos through the years, but this was our first visit to a safari park. Ray drove and our daughter rode in the passenger seat. I sat ... View Post
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