Hope and Joy

Three Years Ago….

By |2018-10-23T17:14:06-07:00December 7th, 2016|Hope and Joy|

Marriage is a verb “Have you ever been to the Grotto?” Jim asked as we drove across the I-205 bridge on our way to Ashland.  “No, I haven’t,” I admitted, although I’d heard about the sixty-two-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden in northeast Portland. “I’d love to see it.” The sun was hidden [...]

Would You Like to Meet for Coffee?

By |2018-10-23T17:32:06-07:00December 6th, 2016|Hope and Joy|

I’d been corresponding with a man on a matching site. I hoped we might meet one day. Next day, I received a phone call. This guy named Jim asked if we could meet for coffee…… I was a bit late as I drove into the crowded parking lot. Meeting someone for the first time is [...]

Forgive? Him? Me?

By |2018-10-23T17:55:34-07:00December 5th, 2016|Hope and Joy|

Goodness It was April. Only days before, I was engaged to be married and one Wednesday evening, I received a phone call from my fiance, Ron (not his real name). He told me he couldn’t marry me. He didn’t love me enough. I was jilted. I was hurt. I was disappointed. And I [...]

Autumn Changes

By |2018-10-23T19:07:34-07:00October 6th, 2016|Hope and Joy, Spiritual Reflections|

I think Fall is my favorite season, though I love each one that rolls by. I enjoy the cool, foggy mornings that turn into crisp, clear, blue-skied days. I love watching the trees turn their faded green into bright oranges and yellows, with some maples looking as though they’re a burning torch. I also feel [...]

Joy Will Come

By |2018-10-26T20:28:17-07:00August 26th, 2016|Hope and Joy|

Whether you remain single after being happily married, whether you find another soul mate as I have—thrice—God is right there with you. He is not going anywhere, but right there wherever you are. I’ve been accused of giving too pat answers, and I hope you don’t think these are pat answers, but ones I’ve discovered are true and did work for me.

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