Hope and Joy

Pick the Fruit

By |2018-11-30T09:50:16-08:00November 30th, 2018|Hope and Joy|

Sometimes, the passing of time scares me. I realize my time on earth is closing in on the last act. Today I read from the Old Testament: I repeat, be strong and brave! Don't be afraid and don't panic, for I, the LORD your God, am with you in all you do. Joshua 1:9 I [...]

What’s Your Role?

By |2018-10-29T19:05:02-07:00September 28th, 2018|Hope and Joy|

What's your role? What's difficult or good about it? And if you have/had a "world's best mom," give her a call and thank her. I wish I could call my mom, but I'll see her later in heaven.

Consider the Lily

By |2018-10-29T18:55:30-07:00August 31st, 2018|Grief and Loss, Hope and Joy|

I love the long days, longer twilight, and warm evenings of summer. But without anything I can do, the days shorten. I hear the crickets sing at night as I take one last stroll around our yard.  The days are marching toward a new season--and I can't stop the march.

North to Alaska!

By |2018-10-29T18:45:05-07:00August 3rd, 2018|Hope and Joy, Travels with Shirley|

Blending families can be challenging... Where are we going this time, you might ask. This time it’s a family cruise with fifteen of our blended family of 25.  We know once everyone is checked in and on board, it will be fine. We're heading north to Alaska! 

No Fear

By |2018-10-29T18:42:50-07:00July 27th, 2018|Hope and Joy, Remarriage|

Mostly, though I am grateful. I’m grateful for the nearly five years God has gifted Jim and I with. I’m grateful every morning that I wake up with Jim by my side. I’m happy when he’s sitting beside me at church, singing with me during worship, glancing at me in understanding at a sermon point. He’s there on lazy Sunday afternoons when we change out of our church clothes into something cozy and comfortable and we veg out on a movie. As we watch our favorite pre-recorded Sunday shows. When we say good-night and drop off to sleep.

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