Family
The Journalist
For the past 4 years, my grandson has been involved in the media program at his high school. He has learned a lot and has really enjoyed making short videos. One of the segments he recently made won a local award and was entered into a national competition. The media teacher organized a trip to […]
Hosting Easter
Since my mother died not quite a year ago, I have not hosted any family events here at the house. I am blessed and grateful that my 2 sons are here and have risen to the occasion. We had Thanksgiving at one house, and Christmas at the other, not to mention in between get togethers. […]
Resurrection
Today was the first time my parent’s wedding anniversary came around with both of them gone. I went out to the cemetery and placed some Easter flowers on their gravesite. I thought about and prayed that they were both together again, hopefully whole, healed, and celebrating in heaven. It seemed fitting to go to the […]
Being in Relationship
Many days I have the opportunity to talk to only 1 or 2 people. And I am typically quiet in groups of people. Today was an exception. When I went to physical therapy for my back this morning, the people there were quite chatty, so I joined in. We talked about raising children, enjoying the […]
Talking With My Aunt
Going through my parents memorabilia got me to thinking about and missing my mom’s sister. I feel a special bond with her as we share a birthday. I had not talked to her in quite some time, so I gave her a call today. We chatted for a while and reminisced. She will be turning […]
Always Caring
This morning I brought Communion to the woman I have been visiting on Monday mornings. I learned today that she used to be a nurse. When she talks to me, it’s always about her distant past, when she was young and helping to care for the household and her younger siblings. She told me today […]
All the Weather
My son and his fiancee went to a wedding over the weekend. I told them I would pick them up from the airport tonight. The weather has been unsettled, so I checked the hourly forecast and radar. It showed there would be some rain showers probably on the way back. Still, I knew that may […]
Climbing Rocks
My grandchildren are on school break this week and the weather has been amazing, so I wanted to take them out and about. Today we went to one of the nearby National parks. First we went into the visitor’s center and enjoyed the interactive displays that showed the history of the area and the wildlife […]
Amazing Reconnection
Today I was going through some of my dad’s military paperwork that he kept when my sister came upstairs and looked through some of them as well. She said she used to work with a woman who happened to be the daughter of a man who worked under our father. She asked if I had […]
Disney on Ice
The other day my son asked if I wanted to go to Disney on Ice with him, his wife, and my granddaughter. It sounded like a pretty fun time, so I accepted his invitation. We went this afternoon. In the car was playing all Disney music and we sang along. I loved hearing my granddaughter […]
Still Finding God 