Holding onto the past
For a few days this week, I held the past in my hands. Let me explain. We have an extra room that used to be my Home Interior office and…
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Do you need a Moses basket?
Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will…
Another Janet travel travail
Episode #toomanytocount of Janet’s travel travails. Careful what you say … You could speak it into being. And so, on a Thursday evening, I found myself chatting at the airport…
Finding delight
Pensive is defined as “dreamily” by Merriam-Webster. Chuck said I looked pensive while writing this week’s column. Dreamily is probably a good way to describe how I felt as my…
26 years of therapy
What’s therapy got to do with it? Stay with me on this. I have a destination, but I have to take you birdwatching and show you a few squirrels before…
Stronger …
You know that saying about what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger? Being stronger isn’t just about physical strength but also mental, emotional, and spiritual strength. There was a time…
About those Scriptures …
You were right. You told me so. How many times have I been reading the Scriptures in my Bible, only to hear your voice in my head saying, “You need…
The things we do for love
Have you ever sat on the bleachers while your child played soccer in 32º weather, thinking the game would never end? That’s love. Have you ever sat on the sideline…
Enjoying good things
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about resting. I’ve also been thinking about where my body and mind dwell. Both a body and a mind can wear out when in…
Terrified at 2 a.m.
You wonder how you would react to an attempted break-in, yet when it happens, your mind scrambles in disbelief. When it happens at 2 a.m., you aren’t quite thinking clearly….