Yesterday my family and I spent an hour and a half sitting in a historical building, enjoying and laughing at a live comedy show.Yes, it was Mother’s Day and yes, that’s what I wanted to do. Why? Because I value laughter. Plus I know the comedian, she’s a sweet friend.…
Read moreReflecting our spotlight, four sets of eyes glowed in the dense brush, a mere thirty feet away. The lions crouched on the edge of the abandoned airstrip as we drove from one end to the other in the open land rover. The sun had set on our afternoon camera safari,…
Read moreLife can be so fragmented sometimes, like the pieces of a puzzle, there are many little parts that make up the whole of a life. The pieces in my life of wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend, are all small parts of a bigger whole. Because I am…
Read moreI grew up with faith. I know that’s not abnormal, but I walked away from it because I didn’t feel good enough and it was just so hard to be good enough. Good all the time. I couldn’t do it. And I couldn’t bear the guilt of not being good…
Read moreAnd one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. ~ Luke 17:15-16 I opened the campus mailbox eagerly. I just knew that…
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