The Walrus and the Carpenter

by | Jun 20, 2012 | Faith

I love books! I am not a speedy reader, because I dissect every word and sentence, to take it all in. But, I love to read! I  love old books, too. One of my prize books, which was given to me, found while helping to clean out an attic, is a 1960 first edition of...

Raising Healthy Children

by | Jun 20, 2012 | Health and Wellness

Growing up healthy is something that we all want for our children.  Taking healthy steps along the way will help ensure that process is successful.  Do you remember the phrase “Garbage in, garbage out”?  When you consider that we are what we...

Healing Our Grief

by | Jun 20, 2012 | Uncategorized

After you lose someone, you may wonder if life will ever be the same again. Will I ever smile again? Will I ever enjoy life again?  Grief is like peeling an onion – everyone does it a little differently, but we all cry a lot. Grief takes work, hard work. It...

God’s Will?

by | Jun 13, 2012 | Faith

In the winter of 1975, I lived in the small town of Huxley, Iowa.  That winter we got a generous amount of snow.  My older brother Jerry, with the help of my sister Janni, built a snow fort in the back yard where he tunneled through the snow drifts, with...

But We Have Nothing in Common!

by | Jun 13, 2012 | Relationships

A couple of months ago, just before leaving Nigeria, I had dinner with friends from church. It was a diverse group: a pastor and his wife, a doctor, a graphic designer, and 4 teachers. Some were from England, Canada, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, and America. There were some...