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Spring and fall often bring out the pruning shears. We look at the hedges and the vines and we know it’s time to take a little off the top, and probably the sides and a few other places too. It’s not easy work, and not particularly fun work. Usually when you’re done everything looks cleaned […]
This year Yom Kippur began at sunset on October 4th and lasted 25 hours ending on October 5th. During those hours, believers fasted, anointed their bodies with oil, and ceased to wear leather shoes. “Yom” means “day” and “Kippur” means “atonement.” It is a day honored by generations of Jewish believers going back to Abraham. […]
What makes us happy? Though variations on the usual drivers of our happiness quotient exist, here’s a few reminders of why you can smile again today. Work: Whether you’re working away from home, or you’ve been retired for a few years, work that fulfills your soul makes you happy. When we consider the work we […]
Most of us like to fix things. We like to clean up a mess, renew an old piece of furniture, or simply fix the problem at hand. There’s always a deep sense of satisfaction that comes with knowing something that didn’t work, or something that was ready to be thrown away, has been given a […]
This blog will be a slight departure from some of my inspirational themes, but today marks the eighth anniversary of the day Bruce and I put our lives together. I’m sharing the story because sometimes I can’t quite believe the way it happened. All I know is that we both agree God showed up in […]
Day after day they tell the story; night after night they tell it again. Psalm 19:2, NCV Life is revealed to us in stories. We learn about our ancestry, our culture, and our gifts of faith through the stories that are passed along from one generation to the next. When we were kids, there was […]
Some things in life take courage. Being a parent comes to mind, or moving to a new place, or maybe zip lining through the rainforest. Most of us learn about courage by having to face something that is difficult. It seems to me that one of the most difficult things for any of us is […]
Have you ever wondered why Jesus compared His followers to sheep? After all, it’s not especially flattering to think of yourself as a fluffy bunch of fur, living in a pasture somewhere. In fact, some may go so far as to say it’s insulting to any human being with a modicum of intelligence. So, why […]
September 11th has been designated as Grandparent’s Day. It’s a day set aside to honor those people who came before us, perhaps carved a path for us to follow, or at least filled us with cookies and good stories. All of that is fine, but it strikes me now that there’s something especially joyful about […]
One of my favorite books to write was one I called “Every Day Is Mother’s Day.” The idea of the book was the reminder that once you become a mother, you are always a mother. You don’t take a leave of absence from being a mother. You don’t get paid for being a mother. You […]
