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Life Is So Different
Growing up in the late 1930s and early 1940s was so calm and simple even though a world war was occurring. Parents and teachers in a Lutheran school…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Fresh Approach
After the small-town festival, we found a pricey parking violation on our windshield. Staring at the sign, which stood on a truck bed in front of ou…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Hopes and Dreams
Life is different for all of us. We each have hopes, dreams, and goals we want to accomplish. Sometimes, life goes well, and things fall into place.…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Change is Hard
Habits and traditions give us a sense of comfort. They make life feel less stressful. They can also be a trap. We settle for the old and comfortable…
9 months ago
Gracefully
My daughter recently asked, “What does ‘aging gracefully’ mean to you?” I thought of a friend who lives with chronic pain. She is a “people person” …
9 months ago
Resolve
I’ve given up on making New Year’s resolutions. Years of experience have convinced me that the practice only leads to failure and guilt. Yet, like t…
9 months ago
Change Seats
Robert L Scott wrote a book that later turned into a 1945 film titled, “God Is My Co-Pilot.” That sounds pretty good at first reading — having God s…
9 months ago
Renew Your Mind
After our grown boys left home, my husband and I decided to move to a smaller house. Even though we had sifted through our belongings before moving,…
9 months ago
500 years, 500 miles
Each Epiphany we read, “Wise men from the east came to Jerusalem” (Matthew 2:1). Somehow these men knew the Scriptures. How? Five hundred years earl…
9 months ago
New Everything!
After 28 years of marriage, my husband and I made a new start! We moved from central USA back to our newlywed state of Arizona for a newly-retired l…
9 months ago