Right Where You Are

by | Aug 15, 2012 | Faith

  Recently, I attended a party and found myself sitting at a table with an elderly gentleman. I had known him for over twenty-five years. He is battling dementia and can hold a conversation, but if not redirected, the same conversation is repeated. When I first...

The Freedom of Forgiveness

by | Aug 8, 2012 | Relationships

Have you noticed how the things God asks of us, the hard things, the humbling things, the character-building things, are always, always for our own good? I am in a season where God is teaching me a whole lot about forgiveness. It started when I came across this quote:...

My Exposed Knee

by | Aug 8, 2012 | Self Discovery

Last week I took my mother-in-law to the eye doctor three days in a row. She’d had cataract surgery and had a minor complication. On the first two days of sitting in the waiting room, I’d dressed in suit coats with scarves and heels, but on the third day, I was tired....

When Life Gives You Lemons, Preserve Them

by | Aug 1, 2012 | General

   Eight years ago, Scott and I were installing cabinets at a home.  I couldn’t help but notice, a huge jar of beautiful yellow lemons.  I inquired about them and was educated on the process of preserving lemons.  For years the couple...