My friend Lisa Bogart supported me the last couple of months with delightful, funny, and sweet greeting cards. For a while she sent one or two a week. I’ve kept them all. Sometimes she added a line or two or even a paragraph to the printed message and … Continue reading →
I remember a mentor/friend talking with me once about the power of genuine humility! She said some people are ‘proud’ to be humble. That made me laugh. Of course pride cancelled any hope of gaining humility. Others are simply humble, realizing how little they really know and how truly … Continue reading →
Yesterday was a different kind of Easter for me–the first without my Charles and our family egg hunt and the traditional delicious dinner at my daughter Erin’s house. Our granddaughter Mairin is in Haiti this week on a missions trip with her high school class so could not be … Continue reading →
Yesterday was Palm Sunday–the day we remember Jesus riding into town on a donkey with hallelujahs all around. But the festive atmosphere turned sour just days later when he was arrested, tried, scourged, and hung on a cross to die. Today I’m thinking about changes, how life can be … Continue reading →
I’m gradually building a new life. I’m smiling and laughing again–and then suddenly crying, and then smiling again. Tears come easily but so do sweet thoughts and funny memories of times with Charles: snuggling under a blanket while watching TV holding hands while strolling in the neighborhood going out … Continue reading →
Thank you, everyone, for being so thoughtful and kind regarding my husband’s passing. I appreciated all of the warm and wonderful words you took time to share. It is a week today since Charles left for heaven. I am doing pretty well, though I have the signs of grief … Continue reading →
This photo was taken one week before my husband passed to heaven on March 6, 2015. My darling Charles, spouse and dearest friend, died of the cancer that stole his life here on earth after four months on hospice care. I will miss him so much. But before he … Continue reading →
Dear Readers: For the five Mondays in March I’m going to post funny stories from my next book, My Favorite Senior Moments: From the Funny Side of the Street, to be published by Harvest House on March 15 in both paperback and digital formats. Here’s a photo of the … Continue reading →
BARNEY’S BEST BREAD The sign hung over the doorway of the small shop Eleanor had been looking for. It was the new neighborhood bakery everyone was talking about. She couldn’t resist the fragrance of fresh-baked bread wafting through the doorway. As she crossed the threshold a little bell … Continue reading →
My mother-in-law Ada enjoyed telling our family about an incident early in her marriage. Her young husband Charlie, made life difficult for her in the kitchen. “No one can cook like my mother. . .” he often said. “Can you believe it?” Ada commented. “He actually liked his pork … Continue reading →