Motherhood and Time
Time is not kind to anyone but sometimes it is really harsh on those in the most important and toughest job in the world! Time is a thief. It takes, but before it does it gives abundantly. I loved (almost) every stage of parenting and even though I loved those times I wouldn’t even begin…
What is with all the irritated people?
Why are people so easily irritated? Why do they complain all the time? I am so irritated by this and I want to complain about it for a minute! I wish I wasn’t kidding! I especially do not understand the number of godly people who are impatient, short tempered, and crabby – and who try…
Playtime
I was reading a book recently and the protagonist paused with distress over a question asked by her classmate of their teacher: “When did you stop playing?”, was the haunting question. Many years ago I realized that play is part of God’s heart for His people. I believe that play is an outcome of God’s…
When you wrote your name of my heart!
So I did a thing. Not a big deal and I am even unsure if I will keep this post up telling about it. There are so many opinions about this topic and I do not want to be part of the conversation about whether or not it is “okay” or not. Backing up, I…
Grace Eddies
Grace eddies. It swirls. It makes all the difference. It changes everything. I know because I experience it constantly. I am reminded repeatedly how hints of grace keep showing up in surprising places daily. The intellectual knowledge of grace is not enough once a person has experienced the practical reality of a life shaped by…
Sunrise – Sunset
Last week I was visiting with some lifelong friends, and we were watching the sunset along the shore in Oceanside. All along the beach people were coming outside to watch the show. One of my friends, with a glint of the fading sun in his eye, stated, “Why do we all do this? It happens…
Pops Concert 2025
In the fall of 1977, when I started as a freshman at Biola, my dad told Mr. Lutke that I played clarinet. Mr. Lutke persistently called me until I would give him an audition and a promise to give the band a try. If I had not joined, I would never have met Jim nor…
It is all His anyway
Today is one month after I was the victim of a crime (the theft of my car and all my stuff) and overwhelming personal violation that touched others too. Yesterday, I finally got my car from the repair shop at the dealer. I think Betty was adequately de-“cootified”. Yet, all my things in the car…
One Day
“Write on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” R. W. Emerson What a difference a day makes. It may not seem like a very big deal but today is a new year. A new beginning for some. A fresh start. For me, I usually start my “new year” at…
Advances in Treatment
Not often, but once in awhile after seeing an ad on TV or hearing of another person with the dreaded disease, I wonder what would have happened if Jim had gotten GBM4 today versus 14 years ago. The majority of brain cancers are highly invasive and rarely spreads to other parts of the body beyond…