Disappointment is something we would all like to banish from our lives. However, the older I get and the more I experience disappointment, the more I see how it shapes and molds me into a more thoughtful person. Disappointment helps us grow up, no matter how old we are. I know that sounds ridiculously self-righteous,… Read More
Medicine & Prayer Make Powerful Partners
The other night my husband and I were watching a TV program in which a fictional medical examiner said, “I’m a doctor, I don’t believe (in miracles, in prayer, in God).” Irritated, I turned to Tim and remarked that one did not preclude the others. He rolled his eyes and said, “It’s a TV show.”… Read More
Giving thanks for the not so solitary writer’s life
The American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) annual national conference in Nashville is coming up on Aug. 25-28. I’m particularly excited because The Beekeeper’s Son is a finalist in the ACFW Carol Awards romance category. Whether I win or not, I know I’ll have a wonderful time with the pomp and ceremony that’s involved in being… Read More
Sleepless nights, bubbles & basketball practice: Trust me, you really will miss this
Sunday was my son Nicholas’s twenty-fifth birthday. He’s celebrating a quarter of a century on this earth. He’ll celebrate his first wedding anniversary in September. He and his bride closed on their first house in July. I mention all this because he recently traveled to Colorado for two weeks on business. His company sent him… Read More
On buggies and choosing to slow down
It seems as if I’m always in a hurry. Even when I’m not. I retired in February so I no longer throw myself out of bed at five-thirty a.m. to rush downtown to an office where I finagled an hour of writing before beginning my day job. I rushed home to fix supper, exercise, shower,… Read More
Doing the thankful walk everyday
Sometimes it takes an enormous, unexpected wake-up call to learn to be thankful for the many things we take for granted. I received a series of those calls beginning two years ago this July when I discovered I had trouble picking up my feet when I walked. I was on vacation at my sister and brother-in-law’s farm… Read More