I’m all for spilling the beans, as you hopefully picked up from my last post. But I also know enough about making coffee to know you have to use a filter if you don’t want to swallow a lot of garbage! Recently I got an earful from a woman who, I’m assuming, thought she was just good-naturedly spilling the beans…. Read More
We all have a story to tell. Yesterday I had lunch with two friends and enjoyed hearing a bit of their stories. We had met for the purpose of getting ready for a “Spill the Beans Cafe” at our church this coming Friday night. My two friends will be the in the spotlight as they “spill the beans” about a… Read More
This morning I received some bad news through an e-mail from a sweet friend. Then I got some good news through a Letter from an even better Friend. Bad news first. I found out that a dear friend is once again struggling with a crippling addiction…one we had hoped he had been delivered from….one he had stayed clean from for… Read More
My kids know that one of my big pet peeves is the response, “I didn’t mean to.” Now I’m ok with this common excuse if, say, an otherwise observant and considerate person very accidentally bumps into someone they truly were unaware of. For instance, if you’ve been standing in line at the librarian’s desk all by yourself and then you… Read More
I’ve been a little sporadic on the blog scene recently because I’ve spent a lot of time taking my husband back and forth to a doctor in Tucson. Today we go back again, this time for surgery. So I simply ask anyone reading today to pause and say a short prayer for James: For skill and accuracy from the surgeon… Read More
How many times have we all sat in a Bible study or Sunday school class and agreed that yes, God’s timing is perfect? We nod our heads and remember back to all those times when we have waited and prayed and anticipated, only for God to delay the answer to our requests until just the perfect time. And we concur… Read More