August 12, 2022 In this story, could these camels be wanting to get rid of anxiety and confusion? A baby camel looked up to his mother, “Mommy, why do we have these long eyelashes, these big hooves and a hump on our back?” She turned to him. “God made us that way for a very …
July 29, 2022 “I’m going to be brutally honest,” a woman said in our recent Zoom meeting. She cleared her throat. “Are Christians lying? Or are some of them faking or covering up the real truth? Even though we’re believers, how can we not feel fear, have moments of doubt and feel like screaming, God, …
July 15, 2022 Just try to trick a blind woman. A while back a close friend and I sat across the patio table from each other. A warm spring breeze came through as we visited and chatted about life. As I was sharing some deep stuff with her, I stopped. “Are you on your cell?” …
July 1, 2022 I was in awe and a bit nervous. At the age of 17, I followed my parents and my brother into the hush of that St Louis courtroom. A red, white, and blue flag covered the front wall. With tears of gratitude, we raised our right hand and pledged our allegiance to …
June 17, 2022 So, we’re dancing with gladness. We grabbed a super deal on airline tickets. While our 401k plan is smiling, we pack suntan lotion and sunglasses. It’s vacation time. Remember those days? Remember when life was easier? Folks got the flu and it was no big deal? The only time we saw masks …
June 3, 2022 If you should read my bio, you might think I’m a confident, well-accomplished blind gal. Not so. I mess up sometimes. Here’s a time when my confidence went out the window. Some years back, I sat in various sessions and workshops at a writers’ and speakers’ conference. As part of the evaluation …
May 20, 2022 I was shocked. “No, tell me you didn’t,” I said to my friend on the phone, “Did I hear you right, you did what?” “I said I went target shooting.” I gasped. “Shooting? Like with a gun?” “Yep.” Nothing strange about that. Many women are taking that measure for safety. And thinking …
May 6, 2022 I went down on one knee. “Look at me, honey.” I turned my four-year-old Joe’s face toward me. “What’s in your mouth?” “Nothin’.” As the youngest of three, he never knew a mom with sight. A retinal disease robbed my sight when he was much younger. And my family’s adjustment was painfully …
April 29, 2022 Some years back, a sweet surprise waited for me in the airplane trip to Mexico. I settled in the seat beside the window, folded my white cane and stuffed it in the pocket of the seat in front of me. Shortly after departure, the flight attendant made his way down the narrow aisle …
April 15, 2022 What was I thinking? While friends at church stuffed Easter eggs with candy, I had stuffed sorrow in my heart. The loss of my youngest son had me living in the Friday of heartache. The day of darkness. The time similar to the Friday when Jesus was put on the cross, endured …