And the story continues

And the story continues

I felt it was a bit over-dramatic the first few times I heard it. At the beginning of my time inFrance, in response to some comment I would make, a French person would reply withsomething like, “You don’t understand. We bear the centuries-old weight of our people.”...
Every Life a Miracle

Every Life a Miracle

From parents to beach lifeguards to bodyguards to EMTs to medical personnel to Fire & Rescue to Search & Rescue, it is a common thread – preserve life and safety to whatever extent it is possible, many times putting the rescuers at great risk in the process....
With Our Minds Stayed on Jesus

With Our Minds Stayed on Jesus

As we glide into port on this ultimate day of 2022, it is quite possible that our souls, like the hulls of ships, have gotten heavily barnacled, and need to be freed up. A quick dip into this topic explains that these tiny crustaceans attach themselves by secreting a...
With Our Minds Stayed on Jesus

With Our Minds Stayed on Jesus

As we glide into port on this ultimate day of 2022, it is quite possible that our souls, like the hulls of ships, have gotten heavily barnacled, and need to be freed up. A quick dip into this topic explains that these tiny crustaceans attach themselves by secreting a...
That’s a Crazy Idea

That’s a Crazy Idea

Many women of my mother’s generation (she would have turned 98 this month) were avid quilters, wresting out opportunities in the midst of never-done housework, to get together and work on quilt tops, and, of course, enjoy the camaraderie of an afternoon (I was never...