Advent One: A Prayer for Hope

November 29, 2015 By

O, Lord -- teach us to hope. Teach us to wait. Teach us to walk right into the dark, without fear, without missing a step. Advent happens during the darkest part of the year in our … Read more...

Redefining Terms — SheLoves, November

November 21, 2015 By

Each month, it is my privilege and pleasure to write to a theme at SheLovesMagazine. This month -- of course! -- the theme is 'feast.' In this piece, I choose to redefine the term, to broaden and … Read more...

When Fear Rules

November 18, 2015 By

"IF WE ONLY HAD eyes to see and ears to hear and wits to understand, we would know that the Kingdom of God in the sense of holiness, goodness, beauty is as close as breathing and is crying out to be … Read more...

“The Communion of Saints”

November 3, 2015 By

That line from the Apostles' Creed is a favorite of mine. And All Saints' Sunday is, too -- that Sunday when we remember those saints who are 'absent from the body, but present with the Lord,' all of … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 31 — Choosing Life

October 31, 2015 By

You know what? I'm not dead yet! So as long as I breathe earth's air, I want to LIVE life as fully and joyfully as I can. I want to enjoy the view from our new house for as many years as the Lord … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 30 — Facing Death

October 30, 2015 By

Even to your old age I will be the same, and even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; and I will bear you and I will deliver you. Job 12:12 This verse … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 29 — Leaning In

October 29, 2015 By

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 Do you see that old bird up there? He's leaning on one foot, leaning toward his strong … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 28 — Accepting Loss

October 28, 2015 By

Learning to live with loss -- loss of all kinds -- can happen at any age. For me, it happened later in life. For my eldest daughter, it happened way too early. The man she fell in love with in high … Read more...

31 Days of Aging Gracefully: Day 27 — Enjoying Family

October 27, 2015 By

  Birthdays are a great excuse to get together with family, don't you think? Our oldest granddaughter turned ten this week and she picked the restaurant for a fun dinner out with both sets of … Read more...

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