“Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.” (Galatians 6:9) Tears welled up in my eyes as I watched my son, Tim, open the church service in prayer at the mega-church where he’s one of the pastors. Now, that seems like a silly […]
Today is my wedding anniversary. You’re too young, they said. You’re making a mistake, they said. You don’t know what love is, they said. It’s harder than you think, they said. You’ll destroy your life, they said. He’ll never change, they said. And here we are 40 plus years later and we are still happily […]
It could have gone really really sour. It could have completely ruined my birthday. It could have put a wedge in my marriage. But I did it anyway. I’m at that age where I tell myself “This is what old looks like.” Old, it’s such a relative term, don’t you think? But as each birthday […]
It was a hot, hot, hot Sunday during the Arizona summer. Even so, I wore a long blue dress. It was a special day and I wanted my attire to reflect the celebration in my heart. The morning started at my home church for a church service, and then I rushed out to another church. […]
I had landed a front row seat on my flight home, I was stoked about it too. As I boarded the plane there was a large gentleman sleeping in the aisle seat next to my window front row seat. I couldn’t get past him and had to disturb him to get into my seat. While […]
My father-in-law passed away this past year. Having served in World War II, and following the times of his generation, “Dad,” Wally Williams wasn’t one for emotions or feelings. Men were taught to be men: one must never cry, don’t show weakness, suck it up, man up, and never put your guard down, were the […]
Memorial Day stems from the American Civil War which killed more than 600,000 both Union and Confederate soldiers between 1861 and 1865. First called Decoration Day when on May 30, 1868, veterans decorated war graves with flowers. Over the years husbands, sons, fathers, siblings, and friends have died defending our freedom. Some remember daily the […]
I have a husband. I like my husband. Of course, you do, you say, but I know many who don’t like their husband, or their ex-husband. (Get my point?) I’ve been married for over 40 years. So, what’s the secret to staying married for decades and still liking your mate? The secret is in the […]
My husband and I were traveling and had dinner in the restaurant of our hotel. A large group of ladies were seated near us—there were 9 of them. The reason I noticed was because instead of talking to each other they mostly were on their cell phones. I couldn’t understand why a person would make […]
As a child finding love and comfort seemed to be a search for me. In my family there were love messages among the chaos. Yelling was an acceptable practice in my family. The volume always seemed to be turned up. One time the bakery made my Italian grandmother’s birthday cake wrong and all one had […]
