Memories of My Father

Thirty-five years ago last night, my father died at age 50 of a sudden heart attack. Within seconds he was gone and the paramedics were unable to bring him back.Because it’s been so long, it’s strange to me to think that I felt so weepy this morning...

Are You in Orbit?

As I thought more about growth being like a spiral (see yesterday’s post), I thought of how the earth orbits the sun. In that orbit, every year between August 9 and 13 when the Earth passes through the orbit of the Swift-Tuttle comet, we see the Perseid meteor...

Growth Is A Spiral

It always surprises me when a weakness I’ve been working on for a long time–and I think it’s been buried–rises up again. Then I must remind myself that growth is not based on a time line but a spiral. If growth is based on a time line, then a...

A Small Simplicity Tip

I’ve been unsubscribing from emails of stores, etc, that I never actually go to their websites. It won’t save me loads of time, but I’m hoping it makes the long list of emails I receive feel a little less burdensome.

Ah! The Joy of Surrender

How does it feel to successfully surrender something to the Lord? It truly is a wonderful adventure which I regretfully don’t choose enough but over the last two days I did. I hope my tale will encourage you to do the same.I was on vacation when my sister called...