I tried to give Mom something to look forward to. After Dad passed, I promised I would take her anywhere she desired. Being a world traveler, I imagined what she would choose. Her first response [Read more...]
(An excerpt from my Jerusalem journal as I gazed on one of the supposed sites of Golgotha) As I ponder the barren ridge, I find no beauty etched into the creviced skin of this lonely [Read more...]
As I wind to the entrance, the blur of a male bent on escape nearly topples me flat. Tall and powerful looking, dressed in an immaculate suit and tie, he reeked of success. I imagine him presiding [Read more...]
" ...When God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. They seldom reflect on the days of their life [Read more...]
A thirteen-year-old girl, maybe fourteen but most certainly not more than sixteen…the chosen one? Not a gal from a wealthy family. Not a gal with a prominent Dad or a PTA president Momma, but she does [Read more...]
I don’t know her name. But as one word spilled from her lips, my attention laser-focused. Ukraine. The 60ish woman gave us a small smile not quite reaching her eyes. Our seatmate spoke little [Read more...]
At the words, “Want to go for a ride?” I leap at the chance to fuel my love of fast. Confession— the number of speeding tickets/warnings I’ve accumulated over the years just might need two hands to be [Read more...]
Jett and I used to play a game of happy/sad as he toddled. He thought it hilarious for me to say “happy” and we both grinned, and then “sad” and we made a frowny face. Faster and faster we went until [Read more...]
After a slow four-year decline, we lost my Dad last fall--the hardest day of my life. Upon retirement, Mom and Dad traveled the globe, never tiring of adventure and viewing the beauty of worlds [Read more...]
We gulp eager the fresh air of freedom as shackles of winter melt away like a snowball in the desert. Inhaling the deep pink of spring, we feel the ground settle under our feet. Then boom! Like a [Read more...]