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Big Change Coming
We spent the weekend at our annual Labor Day reunion. Each September we gather, the two branches of our extended family with roots in the northwest Iowa town. For 36 - 48 hours we visit, eat, play, reminisce and create new memories as we have done for almost 25 years....
Heaven is for Kids by Randy Alcorn
Lately, my reading has been focused on research for my work in progress, Different Dream Parenting: Raising a Child with Special Needs. As part of that research, I’ve been searching for resources that help prepare terminally ill children for death, and so far, nothing...
Thanks for the Music, Uncle Marvin
On Saturday, I said good-bye to one of the bravest men I know - my Uncle Marvin. In June, at age 86 and after two bouts with pneumonia, tests revealed that when he swallows, sometimes food goes into his stomach and sometimes into his lungs. The doctors gave him...
Bruschetta Season!
In the past few years, since we’ve been getting vegetables through a local CSA, bruschetta has become one of my favorite late summer meals. Many people think it’s only an appetizer, but accompanied by corn on the cob and a sweet melon, it serves as a main dish. So...
The Battle
For all of them were trying to frighten us, thinking, “They will become discouraged with the work and it will not be done.” But now, O God, strengthen my hands. Nehemiah 6:9 These days, I don’t have much to complain about. The kids are married and doing well. Mom’s...
God and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Way Cool, Very Good Day
I didn’t think yesterday would be a wonderful, marvelous, way cool, very good day. Not when the day began with me nervously eyeing the check engine light and praying the car wouldn’t break down on the way to the car dealership. I was sure it wouldn’t be a wonderful,...