Erin on the right and Julie on the left and me in the middle looking like the mother of kids in their 50s. How did that happen? I still remember the day my sweet last-born arrived. January 9, 1967 I love you, Erin, with a full heart. Thank you … Continue reading →
My friend Marcia Ramsland, The Leading Online Organizing Coach, (www.OrganizingPro.com) best selling author, and speaker, has some words of wisdom that are worth heeding any time of the year but especially at the start of a new year. I’ve learned from her over the years and every once in … Continue reading →
I’m relaxing in Cincinnati, Ohio at the home of my daughter Julie and her family, enjoying the pleasure of loved ones and the joy of the season all around. I hope you are in a special place too–filled with happiness and gratitude for all that the Lord has … Continue reading →
Dear friends. Following is a fiction story (based on truth) that I wrote some years ago after my husband Charles shared a memory of an inspiring incident in the life of his father Charlie that occurred one cold and poverty-stricken Christmas season. ~ Charlie pushed open the lace curtains … Continue reading →
One Wednesday morning many years ago, my life felt like a giant landfill. The holidays were upon me and everywhere I looked lay bags of trash. Finances. Career. Marriage. Relationships. Nothing seemed to work. I was exhausted, frustrated, and angry! To get away from the pain and confusion––at least … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago one of my friends dropped by to chat over a cup of tea. She had a lot on her mind about her personal life and life at large, and she poured it out. I hope I was a good listener. With all that is going … Continue reading →
As we move into the final month of the holidays before the new year I decided to review some advice I heard recently at a retreat. I’ll paraphrase below. Instead of focusing on resolutions, the speaker suggested we give our attention to priorities of mind and spirit. Be positive … Continue reading →
We can praise and thank God for everything from good weather for the family picnic to recovery from a serious surgery. But have you ever thought about giving thanks for what you don’t have—“thanks for nothing,” as author Jessica Shaver phrases it? “I’m grateful that for years now I … Continue reading →
Here we are nearly a week since our long-awaited election. It’s finally over! The voting that is, and the results. But now there is a new kind of waiting–to see what will come of the new administration and the decisions of our new president when he takes office in … Continue reading →
Today is my first-born’s birthday. I won’t say her age because that might reveal mine too. 🙂 I’ll never forget the day she lay in my arms, a little bundle of love and joy. And she has remained so to this day. So a most happy birthday to you, … Continue reading →