At the end of every year, we hear news stories of famous people who died during that particular year. Among many others in 2018, we had George & Barbara Bush (US president & first lady), Burt Reynolds (actor), Aretha Franklin (singer), Stan Lee (Marvel comics), Neil Simon (playwright), John McCain (senator), and Charles Krauthammer (journalist).… Read More Are You Worth Bringing Back from the Dead?
The song, “Mary, Did You Know” has become one of my favorites. It has a beautiful melody, but much more beautiful are the lyrics that raise so many interesting questions. Have you ever thought about what Mary did or did not know about her precious baby boy? As a mother, I remember looking intently into… Read More Mary…Did You Know?
Many years ago when my husband, young daughter, and I moved to a new community, we went to dinner with church members who had a seven-year-old daughter. While we were visiting, the child looked at me and asked, “So, when are you going to start working for a living?” I was taken off guard, and as I tried to think of how to… Read More I’m Not a Housewife, I’m an Architect
Jerry Ellingsen, an 80 year old man with Alzheimer’s disease, was found confused and alone in the Denver airport. When questioned, he was unable to give his name, where he was from, or where he was going. It was discovered that his daughter had put him on the plane in Florida with a one way… Read More Lost and Alone
Christmas has always been my very favorite holiday! As a child, I could hardly wait for the mailman to deliver the holiday catalogs so that I could plan my Christmas list for Santa. However once I grew up, married and had children, things changed. I realized that Christmas joy was more in the giving than… Read More Unexpected Gifts