The old gardener crinkles his nose as he bends over to smell the soft pink peonies. A wonderful sweet fragrance seems to surround him, and he wishes he could bottle it up and take it home. Surely no man – made perfume can match this heavenly scent. Straightening his bent frame, he glances toward heaven, … Read More about The Master Gardener
I Can Be a Picky Wife
It happened again. I was simply sitting with a cup of tea as I began to think about my husband. I wish he’d appreciate me just a little bit, I said to myself. He didn’t even notice what I did in the house today. And that one thing I asked him to do last week, he still … Read More about I Can Be a Picky Wife
Encouragement for the Season of Parenting Teens
Recently I was sitting in a coffee shop talking with several Moms who had teens or who were approaching the teen years. I threw out a question: “When you think of raising teens, what’s your main emotional response?” “Fear, frustration, quilt, and loneliness. “ One Mom added, “excitement. “ Just as in the other seasons … Read More about Encouragement for the Season of Parenting Teens
I Don’t Like New Years Resolutions
I really don’t like New Year’s resolutions. Why? Because I usually make lots of promises that I am not able to live up to. So often my list contains things that have been on it before, things I never managed to do throughout the whole year. It becomes a list of defeats. Now this doesn’t … Read More about I Don’t Like New Years Resolutions
A Note to Those Who Fall and the Ones Who Love Them
I’m honored to share my friend Sara Hagerty‘s blog with you today. She is the author of the new book Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet: Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things Before I bite my nails and dive into a part of my story so very near to my understanding of who God is … Read More about A Note to Those Who Fall and the Ones Who Love Them
Prayer of Gratitude
The Truck That Loved Ice Cream
When our kids were young we had an old pickup truck. This silly truck had a love for ice cream which seemed to hit at the oddest times. Most often it happened when my husband John was driving the kids some place. All of a sudden he would pretend to jerk the steering wheel as … Read More about The Truck That Loved Ice Cream
Are You Lonely?
Recently British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed a Minister for Loneliness. This might sound crazy but research in the U.K revealed that in their country more than 9 million people report feeling lonely. It’s not just England. In a Harvard Business Review article, former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy reported, “although we live in the most … Read More about Are You Lonely?
