Twenty-five years ago last month, a strong and tenderhearted young man and I walked down the aisle in the chapel of a very large church near downtown Phoenix. July in Phoenix is probably less than optimal as…
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The swelter of summer is upon us. I miss the days of old when I spent my summers at the lake near the town in which I grew up. Hours of swimming around, floating on rafts and…
Last week I was challenged to be less guarded in my writing. “We want to know more about you!” Some days I wonder what people really know about me. I fall into the private category when it…
The extremes of life tug and strain at me. Immense joy and great sorrow occupy the same home, my heart. I am amazed I can even stand up straight—I think I should be whirling like my mind and…
Finally, we have arrived. The week of Christmas is upon us. Decorations are hung, the tree is lit and wrapping is in progress. The kitchen smells of sweet spices and savory treats. We do all of this because…
I hear more about joy during the Christmas season than any other time of year. We sing Joy to the World. We talk about the joy that has come in the birth of Christ. We read about…
Peace can be kind of elusive this time of year. Christmas is upon us. Parties and gatherings fill our calendars. Shopping, wrapping and shipping squeeze in open moments. Decorating and baking wait patiently to be done. Each year…
Today we begin our step-by-step journey toward Christmas. Often we feel the snowball effect of one thing rolling into another as we try to survive the busyness of the season. One way to slow ourselves and provide a shift…