Isn’t It Time Yet?
It’s been a season. Actually its been several seasons – two years of seasons to be exact. Medical Mayhem has been a constant in our lives and has become a “new normal”. Are you there
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Finding Peace in the Storm
When the hurricanes of life come blowing into my little corner of the world I find it hard to think of anything else but how to stay safe, intact and survive. How about you? How
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I Saw Angels
Do you see angels? Are they the kind with wings? Or perhaps they are little men with green hats and pants and smiles from ear to ear? Recently I have seen angels but they sport
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When God Says “Wait”
My husband Thad was experiencing some shortness of breath and the cardiologist had him undergo a stress test which he failed. Then they scheduled him for a cardiac catheterization. The catheterization showed that while the
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At the Heart of Life is the Soul
We live in an era with state of the art technology and pharmacologic advances that have created in us the immediate need for a quick fix. Weight problems? There are powders, shakes, “natural” pills and
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The Teacher becomes the Student
As grandparents we love our grandchildren and spending time with them is fun if a bit exhausting and trying. Not long ago Thad and I got to spend six days taking care of them and
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I Chose the Lemonade
Four months of feeling tired, weak, short of breath, lightheaded followed by a stress test, cardiac catheterization and a pacemaker seems like enough, right? But then, just as I was feeling strong and energetic, returning
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Thoughts to Inspire
Do you find times in your life when you don’t “feel”. “see” or “hear” God? Do the blessings get lost amidst the stressings of life? Remember faith is believing what we cannot see, hear or
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Running the Race of Life
I think my dog, Liesl is a snob. Apparently she loves riding in Thad’s Lincoln and will literally fling herself to get into her center compartment car seat. But offer a ride in my “old
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Keeping Abreast of My Blessings
July 14, 2021 marks our 47th wedding anniversary. I started off the day with a mammogram and ultrasound. When I made the appointment I didn’t think much about it being our anniversary – just looking
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Mercies in Disguise
The year 2003 felt more like a hurricane that would never end rather than a storm that would eventually lose steam and drift off. It started with a routine mammogram in March that suddenly was
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“Checking Out” the Future
There are those in my family that feel I spend too much time thinking and talking about death and dying. Perhaps I do think about it more than most – but not in a sad
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