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 →
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 →
“I don’t have a lot of talents,” my mother often said, “but people tell me I’m a good friend. I think that’s because I listen.” “Mom, if you’re a good listener, you don’t need a lot of other talents,” I assured her. We both laughed–and agreed there’s a terminal … Continue reading →
Last week I spent a few hours in my garden picking weeds–a wearying task. There are so many of them! Dandelions are particularly pesky. I don’t usually notice them until they bloom in the middle of my lawn and then I have to dig them out. I remember as … Continue reading →
I remember Rich Buhler, a marvelous Christian radio talk show host during the 1980s saying something that has stuck with me all these years. “Most of us haven’t cried all the tears we have. And more important, we haven’t expressed all the laughter we have inside.” I’d never thought … Continue reading →
Last week twenty women friends enjoyed hiking, journaling, laughing, talking, eating together and just hanging out in the wilderness of the Sierra Mountains! There’s nothing like a group of like-minded gals bonding while in God’s great creation. We followed the advice of Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Adopt the pace of … Continue reading →
As I write this blog, I am about to leave for a week of camping and hiking in the Sierra Mountains with a group of women friends. We’ve been at this for more than twenty years. Our leader is 84 and still doin’ her thing. We enjoy potluck meals, … Continue reading →
This month seems to be one of prayer requests from so many friends and family members. We’re all doing our best to support one another in asking God for help and guidance and wisdom. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by all the needs in my own life and in the … Continue reading →
Many years ago as a new Christian I befriended a visitor to the church I was attending. Vickie needed someone to confide in, a ride here and there, and a family to embrace her until she found a job and a place to live. I didn’t pray about getting … Continue reading →
This morning I decided to do some gardening–putting a few finishing touches on the good work my gardener does each week. I trimmed a bush here and there, pulled a few small weeds, swept the cobwebs gracing my windows and fence. It felt good to tidy the yard that … Continue reading →