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No One Was Eaten Alive This Morning
Last week’s stay-cation was not a rousing success. One thing after another nibbled away at the time set aside to think and dream and relax. Not exciting things like being whisked to New York for an interview on the Today Show or a call from a publisher begging me to...
God Give Them Laughter, Too – Recycled
Our son called yesterday, as he does every weekend. My heart swelled with joy and gratitude after we said our good-byes, and I thanked God for our resurrected relationship, our evidence of Easter in our lives. The world is crowded with hurting people who need the...
I’m Not Very Happy with God Today
I’m not very happy with God today. Several dear friends are hurting deeply, and they will continue to hurt for a long, long time. I spent part of today with one of them, but couldn’t make the hurt go away. Last night, I spent a long time on the phone with a young mom....
Fruit Salad with Honey-Lemon Dressing
Today proved to be one of those days when nothing went as I anticipated, but everything went exactly as God intended it to unfold. So I’m pulling out this easy recipe - hoping it hasn’t already been posted - and passing it along to you. Fresh fruit salad is a favorite...
Sunshine Song – Recycled
Talk to people about this winter’s weather, and they say it’s been a long one, a hard one, with a March that clung to the cold with chilly, determined fingers. Around here, we’re all feeling long suffering, put upon, quite saintlike, really. We agree that never,...
Two Weddings and a Book
A couple weeks ago, I took a meal over for a friend of mine - a mother of 6 who broke her wrist quite badly. Now, I stand in awe of this woman even when her wrist isn’t broken. I barely survived raising 2 kids, but she makes caring for her 6 kids look so easy. And...