It’s Word Candy Time!

Hope your May is going well -- I am a tad later than I wanted to be with Sweet Greetings for you all, but here is a favorite quote with an appropriate and lovely photo. You need to find this … Read more...

The Gift of a Long Life — A Deeper Family

It's the first Thursday of the month and time for my monthly post at A Deeper Family. And this one crept up on me, bigtime. Somehow, I thought the first Thursday was next week (duh!) and had set aside … Read more...

The One Thing That Silences Heaven

I've read the book several times. I've even taken an entire seminary class on it. That helped, actually. That helped me to see the book as a whole, instead of a bunch of crazy-making pieces; as a … Read more...

Those Little Things — Reflections on Omaha: A Photo Essay

It was a retreat about big things, God-sized things. Dreams, to be exact. Dreams that God plants in each of us, designed specifically for us, invitations to step out, step up, practice … Read more...

The Prayers from #JTreat

Wow, what a wild and wonderful weekend it was! The Jumping Tandem Retreat was all that we hoped and prayed for . . . and more. I hope to write some personal reflections soon in this space, but until … Read more...

Jump! 5 Minute Friday

   Sitting under the information boards at O'Hare. Everyone else looks as tired and confused as I feel about now.   And the prompt for this week … Read more...

Here: Five Minute Friday

Been quiet for a while now - it began to feel a little bit dangerous out on the web this past week+, so I've been waiting, pondering, praying. This is a great prompt from Lisa-Jo Baker today and it … Read more...

The Ugly, Scary Truth – A Deeper Family

My cousin, my mom's 'baby' sister (she is 89), my mom and me, with my uncle's two daughters reflected in the window behind us. We gathered for lunch last week to celebrate my uncle's life. He died … Read more...

Let the Alleluias Begin! A Photo Essay

It rained on Easter Sunday, gentle but insistent, washing the air, watering the earth, catching our attention. The sun did not break through until late in the afternoon, and somehow, it felt … Read more...