While resting and recovering from my stroke I decided to take a look at some of my journals over the last twenty years while camping and hiking with friends in the Sierra Mountains. Here’s one from August, 1998. “I have drunk from’s God’s streams, rested on his rocks, tramped … Continue reading →
Last week I had a small stroke. I had been walking with my neighbor and suddenly I felt so weak I had to sit down on the curb while she ran ahead to get me some water. Then we finished our walk–just a short distance. My friend went to … Continue reading →
This week I was reminded in my devotional reading that all great spirituality is about letting go, even though over the years we’ve been taught that it’s about more prayer, more meditation, more spiritual conferences, and so on. Richard Rohr pointed out that the Shakers and the Amish seem … Continue reading →
Maureen with the beautiful blond curls and perfect white teeth. I watched for her each school day when the bus driver pulled up to her stop. I wished I looked like her. I wanted those bouncy curls and I longed for sparkling straight teeth just like hers. I never … Continue reading →
I’m loving this stage of my life, at least on most days. I focus on a good walk, some reading, preparing small meals, taking a mid-day nap, watching a little TV, chatting with a friend or two and going to bed before 10:00. On the other hand there are … Continue reading →
Last week I made a trip to Costco to have my hearing aids cleaned and to set up my annual membership renewal. The young man I worked with gave me a certificate for a FREE case of bottled water as a thank you. How nice! But when I got … Continue reading →
This week a familiar bible verse came to my attention at the perfect time. Interesting, isn’t it, how God puts before us just what we need to hear when we need to hear it? “He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the … Continue reading →
One of my friends and her husband have decided to downsize and settle down in their later years–which are upon them. They’re moving to a retirement living facility where meals and cleaning and entertainment will be provided. There is a lot to do to prepare for this … Continue reading →
Meet my friend Jing Li, author of her beautiful memoir,The Red Sandals, the true story of her brave journey from Chinese peasant girl to the scholastic top of Mao’s communist world so she could realize her dream of eventually coming to the United States, the land of freedom and … Continue reading →