I love hearing my grandchildren grow in their relationship with God. Early prayers offer unique insights into their view of the world and how God fits into it. First efforts can be amusing, but it has impressed me at how comprehensive the mealtime prayers have morphed in my youngest grandchild. I previously wrote about her…
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, has captured the attention and admiration of many watching events unfold in Ukraine. While many might have only known his name, if that, we now have a greater understanding of his actions motivated by his passions. In the beginnings of the conflict with Russia, I mentally compared his leadership to that…
Our women’s bible study was having trouble connecting the laptop to the wall monitor for our video. We tried everything that had worked in the past. Knowing we had available resources (aka tech-savvy youth minister), we called for back-up. As he arrived in the room, we told him about our problem. He assessed our situation…
My weight has gone up and down through the years and I sometimes date things by “the first time” or “____ time I lost weight.” Every time, I swear I won’t gain it back “this time,” but I have – more often than I would like to admit. An event often drives weight loss attempts.…
Moms seem to have eyes on the backs of their heads. How else could they know when kids are up to something? At least, that is what I believed when I was a young girl…and it is what I tried to convince my kids that I possessed. Truth be told, it was often the absence…
Immediately, some of you may have read the title and recalled Encanto and the song about Bruno. I’m trying to find the humor in a sad situation I’m experiencing so indulge me (and be grateful you don’t actually hear me singing). We don’t talk about PATIENCE, no, no, no!We don’t talk about PATIENCE… but It…
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