Be nice. A simple way to avoid a crisis.
I remember one of my favorite things to say to my three older kids when they were growing up was, "Be nice." Sometimes it felt nearly impossible to get through…
A bittersweet time, it’s not good to be alone
I rarely travel without my husband and daughter. That is, until this past year-and-a-half when I’ve had to take a couple of trips without them. In February last year, I…
Never offended if you take the high road
I love the fact that Jesus, while He lived on earth, was never offended. He avoided so much inner conflict by remaining unoffendable. He always took the high road. We,…
The strange time of in between
I remember when I was younger, time seemed to pass more slowly than it does now that I am older. I can’t quite say I’m old, nor can I claim…
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More than money, but you have to spend it all
Because my life has brought me around the world, I learned there's more to currency than meets the eye. When talking about currency, usually what comes to mind is the…
Marriage advice not to be missed, remember to dance
Tomorrow, July 21, will be our 40th wedding anniversary. We've not planned anything, we rarely do. There are reasons we don't do much on our anniversary, they usually have to…
It was good for me, how to appreciate boundaries
It was good for me. I didn’t think it was good for me to have boundaries and rules, but it was. When we’re children we don’t understand how important it…
Running into a pirate looking for buried treasure
Pirates. As a child, running into a pirate was one of my greatest fears. The movies portrayed them as fearful enemies who had no mercy on those who dared steal…
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A normal expectation, the sting that hovers beneath the surface
Today I woke up to my first full day without both parents. It is, I suppose, a normal expectation. All of us will likely outlive our parents. At least we…
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In an upside-down world where the struggle is real
In an increasingly upside-down world, what should our response be? There isn’t a day that goes by without something catastrophic happening. All of us have tunnel vision and focus mainly on what…
