Author: Loretta Schoen

Therefore we do not lose heart.  Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.  For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials. ~Danish Proverb  I came from a family where food was always at the center of our lives. It was how we celebrated

The average dog has one request to all humankind.  Love me.  – Helen Exley Tara was the family dog during my childhood.  We lived in Huntington, Long Island in New York.  It was the suburbs

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs – jolted by every pebble in the road.  – Henry Ward Beecher My husband, Thad, was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in

“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.  – Ephesians 4:26 I had been sporting what Christian author Patsy Clairmont coins as a ‘tude (attitude). 

My mother loved going to Costco, but cancer was slowly destroying her body, and she became dependent on a wheelchair for mobility. Regardless, she was determined to stay active for as long as she could.