Going Deeper

  Winter has never been my favorite season. The days are shorter. Darkness prevails. Storms bring their mix of snow and freezing rain. I’ve never been into the sports of the season as I fail to understand the attraction of sliding down a hill in freezing weather or slipping and falling on a frozen pond. […]

A Christmas Letter

                              When winter comes and winds are cold and keen, When nights are darkest, though the stars shine bright,  When life shrinks to its roots, or sleeps unseen, Then may He bless and bring you to His Light.  For He has […]

The Lost Necklace

The necklace—a special birthday gift last year, which has become my daily connection with my 7 grandchildren.
Seven birthday crystals, one for each precious life, encased in a silver heart.
And a butterfly to hold near the one who has left us.
This necklace, this tangible connection, was lost.

COMFORT FROM PSALM 34

  MAGNIFY THE LORD WITH ME!                                      In the months since the accident, I have been reminded of this phrase many times, sometimes in my head, sometimes in Scripture and in song. It’s like an arrow, shot from […]

THE PINK BALLOON

When the Ordinary Becomes Sacred   I’d like to tell you the story of a pink balloon that has become immeasurably precious, almost sacred, to me. And how a simple balloon can be an unexpected reminder of what is most important. It wasn’t very long ago that this balloon was just a balloon. One of […]