April 19, 2019 Self-pity haunted me at night when I first faced the anguish of my 19-year-old son Joe’s death. My world turned upside down with heartache. I sunk in desperation, wondering how I could ever face my tomorrows dragging the heavy chain of sorrow. Would I ever be able to laugh again? Would peace …
March 29, 2019 He sure does. Animals played a big part in many events in the Bible. At one time, they tempted. In others, they brought destruction. In some, they brought a message of hope, or forced redirection, spoke warnings and even brought answers. Here’s a modern-day story about my friend Patti. Daddy entered my …
February 22, 2019 Did you ever wonder why the shower is the place where ideas filter through, insights pop up, and solutions appear? That happened to me the other day. I turned off the faucet and my mind took off in a strange direction. How lovely it would be… … if we could shut off …
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, …
September 28, 2018 “Summer is over and we need to get into a new routine,” my daughter-in-law said to my grandkids. Being a young mom…and being blind. Her comment took me to those busy days I had as a young mom. Mornings when my sons were in grade school and I was busy ironing their …
September 14, 2018 The other day I got busy changing our bed sheets. Although I have no sight, it’s an easy task except for the fitted sheets. The challenge is matching the right corners. And this particular time, no matter how much I turned the sheet, stretched, pulled and yanked, the corners just wouldn’t …
September 7, 2018 “I didn’t know any better,” I whispered to my friend seated beside me. We took turns around the table sharing silly stories about our younger days. And when I told a few details about how, in my twenties, I belly danced for exercise, some giggled. Others gasped in surprise. Although I never …
August 3, 2018 It’s a crazy sight. Without a second thought, I push my Mom on a wheelchair. No blind person should be pushing anything at all, much less a ninety-year-old sweet lady. But this past week, I did just that. I held on to my Mom’s arm as we entered the store. She spotted …
June 1, 2018 “And you can now get mature manure,” the radio announcer said, “and you’ll have the greenest grass ever.” Mature manure? Who ever heard of that? But as odd as its name, so was its effect. It turns out that when you put this product on your grass, it protects it and produces …
May 18, 2018 What’s that smell? Not long ago, an unidentified odor filled the front of our house. We tried and tried to find the source but failed. We cleaned, washed and sprayed air freshener. Nothing worked. To make it worse, since I’m blind, my sense of smell is heightened. Ugh! There was only one …