Some months ago, three college friends and I sat in a hotel lounge, chatting about our younger days. “What was I thinking? The signs were all there, telling me he was Mr. Wrong,” one of them said as she sipped her latte. “I didn’t see the red flags ‘cause I was too busy being in …
February 8, 2019 I struggled in the kitchen, trying to find the box of cereal for my 3, 5, and 7-year old sons’ breakfast. At age 31, my sudden blindness had darkened my world in all aspects. Everything in life became more difficult. My parents observed and with tears, they expressed their concern. But I …
February 1, 2019 “I have nothing to live for,” she wrote. Her husband’s death paralyzed her with sorrow. The profound grief robbed her joy, and erased the meaning for life she once had. Have you been there? An event, unexpected and painful shatters your world and suddenly what once brought happiness means nothing now. What …
January 25, 2019T It’s no good to share secrets. But sometimes, it’s fun to create them like when my 5-year-old granddaughter and I had a secret. Give me a G In the midst of playing or eating a meal, and without any prompting, I’d turn to her and say, “Honey, give me a G.” She …
January 18, 2019 “Oh, you poor thing,” my friend’s email read. “I’m worried about you. You’re burning the candle at both ends. You must take lots of vitamins. Are you getting enough sleep?” I grinned when I read that. Although Sundays I relish in a full day of rest, from Mondays to Saturdays my days …
January 14, 2019 Getting ready for a cruise. Is there anything more fun than preparing for a cruise on the Caribbean? Sometimes, God gives me a wink and opens the opportunity for me to do just that. But although the fun, the sun, gourmet food, the shows and visits to exotic islands describe a cruise, …
January 7, 2019 Where was God? More often than I confess, I sat on my unmade bed, sorrow of how life turned out echoed with in me. And because of the unbearable loss—my eyesight, my youngest son, the constant question repeated: how could this have happened to me? Where was God when I begged Him …
December 28, 2018 I held on to my friend’s arm. With wool scarfs around our neck, we shivered, trying to keep the cold wind that swept through the streets of the city that never sleeps. We weaved around people on crowded sidewalks. A strange symphony of sounds played—cars blowing their horns, music blaring from speakers by …
December 21, 2018 MY recent house guests were my brother and his wife. With their help, my house came alive with red and green decorations. Time to Eat Once we placed the angel on the tree top, I announced, “We’ll have a delicious, home-cooked dinner.” “Sounds great,” they said. But as dinner time got closer, …
December 14, 2018 Tears flowed. The eulogy for this young man evoked sobs that echoed throughout the room. When a young man dies unexpectedly, shock brings unspeakable sorrow. He and my son Joe grew up together and remained close friends. My Joe has been in the glory of heaven since 2002, and now his close …