In Honor of Women’s History Month
Today, I’m heading to DC to meet my daughter for dinner. She’s in town on business and has a little time to spend with Mom. How could I resist? In honor of Women’s History Month, here’s the story behind my daughter’s name, another guest blog of mine posted on The...
The Sound of Melting
Saturday morning, we woke to ice-coated decks and trees. The temperature was right at freezing and rising. I knew the ice would melt and drip on Heathcliff and me during our morning walk, so I donned my rain jacket. What I was not prepared for was the sound of...
Zephyrs, Gusts, and Promises of Spring
I shoveled a path to the bottom of the driveway then stopped to catch my breath before shoveling another path on my way up. Last Wednesday’s snow and freezing rain had left us homebound for the day. Overnight, rising temperatures and heavy rains had cleared tire...
Practicing the Spoken Word
The flat screen in front of the sanctuary at church displayed the words, Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. Jeremiah 17:7 The next PowerPoint slide showed a stylized image of a tree with cross-sectioned deep roots. Those...
Being Perfectly Yourselves
The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves... - Thomas Merton You and he settle into a booth at one of your favorite restaurants. Not fancy—a college basketball game plays on a flat screen mounted on the wall. Closed...
My Plan B and God’s Plan A
Last Thursday, 4:30 a.m. I’m snoozing in bed and half-listening for the backup generator outside our bedroom window. Every week, our automatic standby generator system performs a 15-minute test cycle—a critical self-diagnosis. This morning, it’s cold outside. Very...