March 8, 2019 My friend and I attended a talent show a few weeks ago. Rumor spread that this would be a great event. Singers filed on the stage displaying their best performance as they chose a song to delight the audience. But deep down, they coveted the first prize. Great songs, beautiful voices. But …
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 …
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 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, …
November 30, 2018 It grows and grows, doesn’t it? The love for our grandkids, that is. It brings out the silly side in us. And also creates the loveliest of memories. Back when my granddaughter was 18 months old, our family spent the weekend in a condo on the beach. She had woken up from …
November 23, 2018 Last week I sat across the examining bed where my 90-year-old Mom waited for the doctor. After a complete check-up, the nurse came in with a device to measure her eye pressure. A simple procedure that took seconds. But the results nearly knocked me off my chair. “Hmmm,” the nurse said, “the …
November 2, 2018 As the airplane landed during my last trip, I got a little sad. The lady who sat beside me during the three-hour flight became my friend. We talked and shared and laughed. We exchanged business cards and pledged to keep in touch. Hey, that’s my bag! The plane landed. Passengers filed out …
October 12, 2018 “It was a devastating car accident,” a member of the Bible study said. “The healing was miraculous. “I had broken bones. They healed with no need for casts. I had cuts on my face. They healed with no scars. And doctors said I would lose my teeth as they had turned gray …
October 5, 2018 During a recent trip, I held the arm of the flight attendant guiding me to my seat inside the airplane. “Here’s your seat, Mrs. Eckles,” she said. Not the bulkhead seat! After I settled in, I realized that, UGH! I was in the “bulkhead” seat. That meant there was no seat in …
September 21, 2018 “Please, please,” I pleaded with my father, “don’t make me go back there.” A tough adjustment. But he didn’t give in. We had just arrived from Bolivia and unable to speak or understand English, attending school was torture for me. Back then, there were no ESL classes. There was no dial …
