I’m having a bad day . I didn’t expect to. I can’t even put my finger on why today is hard when yesterday wasn’t. “I’m struggling today,” I said to…
My knee-jerk reaction was NO. On a beautiful, warm, sunshiny day, my granddaughter pleaded with me to roll down my car windows. But why would I want to trade air-conditioned…
I’ve had some giants in my life lately. Decisions to make. New opportunities outside my comfort zone. I’ve been afraid more than I like to admit. In fact, I feel…
The sound of my breaking bone still rings in my ears. We were ice skating at the end of a family vacation in the mountains. The ice rink was jam-packed…
I’m not a runner. Actually, I’m not even a walker😊 But one day I was gifted a pair of earbuds, and suddenly running sounded like a perfect idea. Worship music…
Noooooooo!!! That moment you slam your car’s trunk shut and realize you’ve locked your keys AND your phone inside. I panicked. Did pay phones even exist anymore? Did I know…
I cringed. Someone was calling me by my maiden name. I was in a shopping mall, and a woman a few feet away had recognized me. I’d been a Christian…
My eyes measured the narrow space between our huge armoire and the bedroom wall. “I think it’ll fit!” I said eagerly. My husband’s eagle-eyed inspection was making me nervous.…
My grandfather loved daylilies. He planted them in every kind of container imaginable. In bleach bottles with the tops sawed off, old tin buckets, rusted-out wagons…if it held dirt, my…
I’ve lost some of my zest for life. That’s my conclusion after spending a week with my five-year-old granddaughter. We did all the things. Princess dance camp,…
