I Spoke Too Soon

Well, I spoke too soon. I feel like the other day’s progress has been wiped out and I’m back to square one. I just received notice of Rachel’s comment on my previous post that back pain goes through ups and downs so thank you, Rachel, your comment...

Praising God: A Way Of Being

Roberta C. Bondi wrote in her book A Place to Pray, “Praising God isn’t something we do, an activity we engage in among other activities. It is a fundamental way of being toward God…”Among many things, that is what I’ve been growing...

Pain and Joy? Incongruent!

Rachel checked in by a blog comment to inquire as to why I haven’t been posting. Well, I sure wish I could say it’s because I just returned from a cruise but it’s actually because of pain. I hurt my sciatica about 6 weeks ago and I have been in a lot...

Editorial or Report?

My house was a disaster after Darcy left on Sunday with 2-year-old Raphael. I much prefer paying attention to that little guy than cleaning up after us. Doing dishes so we have silverware for eating is the only necessary thing. And playing Scrabble with Darcy while...

Reserved For…

I drove into the church’s parking lot to deliver our valley’s Christian newsletter to a church new to me. There in the parking lot were two signs by the parking spaces closest to the front of the church. “Reserved for Pastor ____” and next to...