During Lent, I am immersing myself in studying Christ’s final week and resurrection. I discovered a compact little book, The Women of Easter by Liz Curtis Higgs. Please consider getting a copy soon and read it before Easter gets here. Your celebration and understanding of Easter will grow. Yes, it’s that amazing! Published in 2017,…
A Facebook friend asked if anyone talked to her pets. Talk to your pets? Why keep it just to your pets, I wanted to know. I talk to pets, plants, and vehicles. That may be strange, I suppose, but this habit leads to affection which leads to gratitude. Talking to animals Sometimes I even…
One can learn a lot from a donkey. My experiences with donkeys are limited. I once wanted to introduce my daughters to a neighbor donkey, so I seated their small bodies in the double stroller and set off down a biking trail. I smiled along the walk anticipating their excitement over seeing a donkey up…
Brenda S. Anderson’s latest release continues her theme of helping the homeless. In Home another Way, the hero and heroine are from opposite backgrounds. One has had a privileged upbringing and gets herself into trouble by being an activist just for the sake of drawing attention to herself. The other has gone from a…
Are you a romantic who enjoys Hallmark movies? Are you looking for a new romance novel to read? I recommend Whatever Is True by Pamela S. Meyers, which releases tomorrow, March 1. If you have ever struggled with feeling good enough or felt your past mistakes will keep you from better things, this novel might…
The sound of squealing tires preceded the sound of crunching metal on metal. Those were my thoughts colliding with the truth that there was no rush in reaching a certain goal at the moment since I hadn’t finished with a previously made commitment that needed to be completed before anything new could be started. At…
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” The thirteenth chapter about love in 1 Corinthians is often read at weddings. I even have it in a cross-stitch gift from my sister. Many of us are familiar with it, but have we ever really asked ourselves if…
In life, we are often selling or promoting ourselves. When it is time to search for a job, we create a resume and list our skills and experience. Our goals and education are included. A one-page letter is written selling ourselves and pointing out the highlights on the resume that correlate with the job applied…
Reading my cousin’s daughter’s honest assessments on Facebook of parenting triggers my own memories. Sometimes I laugh. Sometimes I cry. This beautiful, young mom stays home to care for her two boys. Whenever I see their cute pictures, I want to catch them up in a snuggle. Ah, yes, I remember that precious time so…
President Reagan proclaimed Sanctity of Life Sunday to be the nearest Sunday to the original January 22 date. This year, it was January 20. On this day, we often turn our thoughts to ways to protect the unborn or elderly. I would like to continue our discussion of last week and talk about those among…