I never realized until a few years ago that there aren’t actually forty days between Ash Wednesday and Easter. I never counted them. I had learned as a child that Ash Wednesday started the season of Lent, that you gave up something, that Lent is about Jesus’ time in wilderness…
Read moreIn my community, it is a common sight on certain intersections to see a man or a woman standing with a cardboard sign, asking for help. Recently, a shared video on social media showed a couple of these panhandlers walking across the street, after begging for help all day and…
Read moreEvery once in a while I find my thoughts drifting and before I know it, it’s over the hills and through the air to my Father’s house I go… my Heavenly Father that is. It’s not that I’m in a hurry to get there but some days I’m homesick. Maybe…
Read moreAt times I feel stumped about how to pray. Prayers are words. I’ve got plenty. More and more though, I want what I say to God to be authentic and clear, not just a repetition of my “grocery list” for God to deal with. Friends, neighbors and relatives have critical…
Read moreOne of the most embarrassing moments has to be when you go to introduce someone and you forget their name. Have you done this or is it just me? Not only have I forgotten, but I have even called someone by the wrong name. While I may need to be…
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