You wouldn’t believe me if I told you, but I had the most amazing conversation the other day. My computer was not working correctly and giving me a lot of trouble with the programs. I took it to some shops to have it looked at and many different technicians tried to help me with the problem, […]
Here I go thinking again…. I can’t escape it– the cry for justice is plastered in the media, and public arenas. Due to recent events as a trial unfolded regarding the life of a young girl cut short through a gruesome series of events, it seems that morality, justice, guilt and innocence are on the minds
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They told me it would be like this. Those two beautiful women who had raised their kids already reached out to some young moms like me, who were far from their own families, and took a day to encourage me in mothering and teach me some of the things they had learned. I soaked up
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I hear it tossed around in Christian circles like pennies in a wishing well. To the person heavy-laden with burdens, grief, fear and doubt there is bestowed on them the best scripture we know that has something to do with them and their situation– or so we think. It’s a beautiful scripture and it goes like this:
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Have you ever sat and listened to an inspiring speaker or read a book that just took you away with the wisdom and insight they shared? After sharing the dilemma or crisis they were facing, a good speaker or author will tell you what they concluded from the process. They say things like “I realized’,
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It started with the accordion. I began music lessons in 2nd grade learning to play that portable squeeze box from a man who could polka with the best of ’em. I began to learn notes and how music comes together. I later took piano lessons and found I really loved the instrument, but I really
“It’s not fair!” These words are often heard in a household of children where there is competition between the siblings. I hear it every day. “I couldn’t run as fast because my shoes were coming off.”, or “I didn’t know we were supposed to do that. I couldn’t hear you.” Interestingly enough these words are heard
I am a reader. C.S. Lewis quoted another when he said “We read to learn that we are not alone.” And I have to agree with that assessment. For me, reading is a chance to discuss stories with new friends, or evaluate points of view with others. I read to learn. I read to grow. I
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Did I happen to mention that since our return from our winter travelling, we moved into a two-bedroom, 600 square foot apartment with one bathroom? Our Anchorage home was not selling, so we decided to continue to rent it as a vacation rental back in February, and we left all our furniture behind in order to set up
I just returned from a week in California. The first part of that week was spent with the women of Oak Hills Church of Folsom, California, at their retreat on Lake Tahoe. It was three beautiful days of worship, testimonies and encouragement and I was able to share in the beauty of it all. When
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