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Eve was the first woman on earth to experience stress, and what a snowball effect that had on the rest of us. In the most stressful moment of her life, she let the evil one convince her she had no […]
When we think of the Christian Holy Week our mind immediately goes to how Jesus entered Jerusalem triumphantly to the cheering of adoring crowds, how He was betrayed murderously by a cowardly disciple, and how He was raised from death […]
I, like most people, will be very glad to see the end of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The ‘pain’ of social distancing and sheltering in place will come to an end. Some think weeks, others think months – but most believe we will come to […]
One crystal-clear day thirty years ago, a little girl learned to ride her bike with no training wheels. For months, her father had been holding the seat, running alongside her. He may have started her ride by encouraging her that […]
As the world slows down…my body, mind, and heart follow. Seeing spring unfold in the midst of our uncertainty of the world around us, gives wings to my heavy feet. It lightens the step to see all nature pointing heavenward […]
Life seems to be on pause right now. When’s the last time we saw churches, schools, and businesses closed, major events canceled and our economy seemingly coming to a standstill? Social distancing? We find directions for its use in the […]
On a southern November morning, I was lured outside by tolerable temperatures and the mystique of the pre-dawn gray light. Accompanied by breakfast and coffee, I rocked gently in our backyard swing and beheld the advance of daylight across the […]
I prefer winter and fall when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it. The dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it. The whole story doesn’t show. ~Andrew Wyeth I look forward to Lent. […]
Weekend getaways with other like-minded women have been a spiritual rhythm in my journey for at least the past twenty years. What began for me in Dallas, Texas in 2000, we continue March 6-8 at Quail Creek in Hartselle, Alabama, […]
My kids love old people. When they were little, it was the highlight of their month to go visit the local nursing home and see the older people there. On their own initiative, they started saving all of their coloring […]