In Psalm 55 we hear the well-known line, “O that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.” (6) Who hasn’t thought this at times? I know I have. As we go through these winter months our minds are often preoccupied with thoughts of vacation, flying away to some exotic, […]
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Season of Gratitude Lord, I am grateful for my children who challenge me to grow in so many ways, who challenge me to be more than I am. Lord, I am grateful for the struggles of married life that challenge me to always be open to new ways of relating. These struggles promote change, growth, […]
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Season of Gratitude Oh, for this to be over and finished! So much effort, so much work, so little recognition, so little visible progress. And even recognition is so fleeting. Here today, gone tomorrow. I am so discouraged! But I have a reason to get up every morning. I have work to do that gives […]
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“I can’t do this anymore! I’m no business woman. I quit,” I said last week when receiving notice about a form I was supposed to have filed but hadn’t. Sometimes I just don’t know, what I don’t know, which leads to frustration. Over twenty years ago, as a lay woman running a Catholic Church, […]
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In the fourth book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, there is a maze that the students compete in that changes it’s pathways as you walk through it. This means that you can’t go back the way you came in because that way no longer exists. Driving my car […]
Read MoreOkay, I can hear it already. What was she thinking? Why would anyone make a cover using CreateSpace cover maker, and even worse, she used the same image used on the template. Anyone familiar with CreateSpace cover maker would recognize this as the journey theme. So why did I do this? I happen to like […]
Read MoreWhat is it about high school that evokes so many feelings? Why our fascination with this time in life? There are numerous movies and TV shows about high school, set during that time, plus numerous mentions of high school reunions as well. Second only to childhood, it is a time most idealized or demonized, depending […]
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I had a minor hair crisis last week, forcing me to confront the question, do I go gray or go home. When I tried to schedule a hair appointment, my stylist didn’t have any openings for over two weeks. By then the gray stripe already forming down my part would be a roadway. No problem, […]
Read MoreFor so many years I would ask God, “when?” and God would respond, “soon,” much as a mother tells a small child to wait for Christmas. God’s soon could mean anything. Remember, “A day is a thousand years for God, a thousand years but a day.” The mother’s soon means one thing to the child, […]
Read MoreDo you NaNoWriMo? Starting Monday, Nov. 3, I will be seated at this table, participating in National Novel Writing Month. I’m looking forward to it. There’s nothing like putting other projects aside to focus on writing 50,000 words in one month. Long before I put pen to paper, I’ve been writing in my head. It […]
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