It’s a Wonderful Life

It’s a Wonderful Life

Maybe you, like me, can reflect on some past circumstances which felt so crushing as to be beyond survival. And maybe you, like me, can now look back in wonderment at how, indeed, we did survive and perhaps even prosper, despite the ‘end-of-life’ rocky stretch. And...
The truth is .  .  .

The truth is .  .  .

Eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms are classified as members of the fungus kingdom. In dry form they are a pourable and granular powder made from millions of these dehydrated unicellular organisms. In formal, everyday settings, we refer to this substance as...
Life, from the rearview mirror

Life, from the rearview mirror

I confess, I am fully disqualified to write about this. I am not a mom (duh!) nor a dad. I do, however, have a bassinet-load of third-hand testimonies to bear out what I’m about to share. Every woman who desires to have a family begins the initial nine-month-long...
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

“God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble – more than enough and always available whenever I need you. So, we will never fear even if every structure of support were to crumble away. We will not fear even when...
From Prelude to Finale

From Prelude to Finale

If you were to begin watching an episode of TV’s ‘Mission Impossible’ three minutes and thirty seconds in (the tape has already self-destructed), you would have great difficulty understanding everything that was going on from that point forward. (My brother, Jerry,...