Thankfulness – in ALL Things!
As we sat around the Thanksgiving table, my husband Don asked that we each express thanks for one thing. In my turn, I reflected that nine years ago, Thanksgiving 2005, I was in intensive care […]
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Death, and Life, and a Split Second Between
Driving home Saturday afternoon, I rounded a curve to see the remnants of an accident that had just happened. The SUV blocked the road; while a motorcycle and debris were scattered on the other side […]
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SYMPHONY, IN WHOLE AND IN PART
The brass instruments were polished to a mirror gloss. The soothing notes of Handel’s “Allegro” from Concerto Grosso #10 flowed out from the five horns, sweeping over my spirit like water flows swiftly down a […]
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Thanksgiving
Turkeys and cranberry sauce; creamy mashed potatoes and raisin stuffing. The fragrance of freshly baked rolls and pies wafting through the warmth of the house. Thanksgiving is coming…a glorious reminder to stop and count the […]
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At what cost?
“It’s a 45-minute wait,” stated Chris, the maitre d’ at the well-known downtown restaurant. With dear friends Karen and Charles, we’d seen CS Lewis’ “The Great Divorce” on stage. We wanted to enjoy a meal […]
Read PostRenewing, Returning
“I’m leavin’ on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again …” What do you look forward to when you go on vacation? Is it being away from home’s day-to-day challenges? Relaxing on […]
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“As We would Like to be Treated”
Downtown Los Angeles. Business professionals, highrise office buildings, hustle and bustle surrounded me as I walked toward my destination. A few yards ahead, I watched a well-dressed woman pass a homeless man who sat on […]
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Friends Work through Conflict
Has a friend confronted you about something you did, or caused, that caused conflict? Have you found ways to resolve the conflict and maintain your friendship?
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Struck Down but not Destroyed
“Killing you’s too easy. We gonna carve up her face so she’s not so pretty no more…and cut out that one’s tongue so she can’t talk about Jesus.” These threats, coming through our phone from […]
Read PostDealing with Anxiety
“Faith ends where worry begins, and worry ends where faith begins.” George Mueller I laughed when I saw this blog topic. It was a night when I felt anxious…overwhelmed. My mind’s gears were grinding, but […]
Read PostLet us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds…”
Hebrews 10:23-24