During a recent trip to Pennsylvania, my husband and I had the opportunity to hike two very different trails. One was flat. The wide, smooth path wandered through beautiful woods alongside a flowing river. Footing was perfect, there were no plants on the path to...
I can't believe hubby had the nerve to do what he did! He sat among executives around a large conference table for their weekly meeting. They all took turns sharing a bit of news about their life and family. "Well," hubby said, "this weekend Janet and I split up."...
Life ain't all roses--and it won't be in the upcoming new year. The other morning, hubby and I walked hand in hand to the park for our morning exercise stroll. "It's going to be a stressful day," he said, "got a report to finish and don't have all the information..."...
"We have some good news and some bad news," the airline rep announced to those of us sitting at the gate. We squirmed in our seats. "The good news is that we identified the mechanical problem with the plane," she said. "The bad news is that we need to bring a part...
Decades ago, while still in my hometown of La Paz, Bolivia, birthday celebrations were a big thing. With a handful of invitations, I ran from house to house on the dirt streets where my friends lived. Anticipation danced in my heart as I delivered them with pride...
"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him." (Ps. 28:7) The other day my two sons and I got into my old car to drive to the local post office. I backed out of my drive slowly...
"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." (Psalm 27:14) The pelican duo paddled in place, bobbing in the canal. They were waiting in anticipation, expecting that scraps would be soon be swept from the fish cleaning board into the water. It...
It was the time of the Passover and Jesus was praying in the garden. A detachment of Roman soldiers, along with a few Temple guards provided by the chief priests and Pharisees, all carrying lamps, weapons and torches and led by none other than Jesus' own disciple,...
"Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always." (Psalm 105:4) Things didn’t go quite like I’d planned. "Imagine that,” I mused. Well, if there is one thing in life we can be certain of it’s change. Nothing stays the same for very long. The names for our...
Our recent trip to Spain was highlighted by a fair amount of hiking, one of my personal favorite activities. A pattern began to emerge, however, as our trip progressed. It began on day two, when we decided to hike down to a lovely little cove on the Mediterranean...