Jan 27, 2026 – God First
Today will be brief because I’m writing from the hospital sitting with my sister-in-law waiting for the doctors to decide next steps. I didn’t bring my devotion books (and will just look online) because...
Tagged: trust
Jan 24, 2026 – Detours
Being discerning can be difficult sometimes. The weather predicters say one thing (don’t travel north), but the heart says we gotta go to the wedding a couple of hours north. So, we went, carefully,...
Jan 22, 2026 – Look Up
I met with a personal trainer this morning. I’ve never done that before. I’ve never wanted to do that before. I don’t even like going to a gym because I figure, by the time...
Jan 15, 2025 – Peace
Pastor Chris Hodges (in today’s photo) gave a message about peace at the beginning of the Church of the Highlands prayer service yesterday. When I was young in my faith, I learned that if...
Jan 11, 2026 – Restoring Order
For most of the cold, rainy day yesterday, I was organizing and decluttering. I had set my sights on restoring order to our bathroom counters and perhaps even our closet, but I noticed that...
Jan 10, 2026 – Receiving
It’s pretty difficult for some of us to accept help. In this area, I think people are happier giving than receiving. No one wants to have to rely on anyone else for things they...
Jan 4, 2025 – Decluttering and Prayer
I’ve spent most of the past two days decluttering our bedroom. Over the months (maybe years), it has become the dumping place in the days prior to gatherings of friends and family in order...
Jan 2, 2026 – The Word
During our New Year’s lunch yesterday, when I mentioned my blog, my mother-in-law, Barbara, did what good mothers do; she complimented my efforts and gave me a boost of confidence to continue this endeavor....
Dec 29, 2025 – Intercessors
Two sisters walked in the colonoscopy office just before us this morning. Each step in the check-in process that the sister-patient took, we knew Don would be called next; so, when the sister-driver (the...
Dec 4, 2025 – Balance
The last of the sayings that popped up the other morning on the digital photo frame was by Albert Einstein: LIFE IS LIKE RIDING A BICYCLE. TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE, YOU MUST KEEP MOVING....