by joanborton | Feb 5, 2022 | Ponderings, Prayer
The telltale envelope was easy to spot as I sorted through the mail. It contained a letter from the IRS. There was no check; it wasn’t thick enough. Just a one-page form letter in black and white with a QR code in the upper right corner. It started out exciting: the...
by joanborton | Dec 22, 2021 | Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
My husband and I play a game around birthdays, Christmas, or any other gift-giving occasion. It goes like this, “So, what’d you get me?” Sometimes the phrase is said once in passing, and sometimes repeated in rapid succession to wear the giver down to reveal a clue....
by joanborton | Dec 12, 2021 | God's love, Hope
I love Christmas decorations, especially seeing the ones other people put up outside their homes. Every year, Mom and I would drive around neighborhoods to see the lights. Some were simple and striking. Others are seemingly over the top (at least in our minds) and...
by joanborton | Aug 25, 2021 | God's love, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned
We were on the way to an appointment, driving on a heavily used two-lane road with safety crosshatches separating each direction. Looking ahead, I saw an elderly person in a manual wheelchair moving backward across the middle of the thoroughfare. They were using their...
by joanborton | Aug 17, 2021 | Bible, Caregiving, Hope, Instructions for Life
Someone once asked me to choose five verses that give me encouragement as a caregiver. That is nearly an impossible task with so many to pick from. Given the season of life I am in, they may be different today than last year. But today, here, and now, these are my top...
