How do you spell JOY?

I love JOY, but then – who wouldn’t?  Joy – a feeling or emotion of great delight, pleasure or happiness.   I want to be joyful, not because my life is all rosy or without challenges, but because I know my life was ordained and is sustained by the...

Our First Thanksgiving

 In 1995 Thanksgiving was on November 23;  twelve days after we got married, and four days after we returned from our honeymoon.  We didn’t accept any invitations, we just wanted to have our first Thanksgiving alone and together. As I’ve done for every...

So Much More than Chocolate!

What do I write when I feel like the experiences of late are just a little too sacred to write in detail about?  Yet I want to write . . .   I feel like I’ve had opportunity to see just a few of the threads in the weaving of my life.  (Click here to read the...

Captured!

I was one of the millions of people who breathed a sigh of gratefulness and relief when I heard that the manhunt that had gone on for seven weeks just a little to the north of us came to a safe conclusion.  In part I was thankful because I have many friends who live...

Caregiver Day of Pampering

Saturday, for the 10th year in a row on the first Saturday of November (actually 9 years in Nov; the first year was in December) I was at Calvary Church for our shared Caregiver Day of Pampering.  It’s a day of laughter, hugs, joy and tears.If you haven’t...