Ever step outside and listen to a songbird sing? Did it remind you there is beauty in your world? Did you know that within that tiny birdbrain new songs are created each year? Or were you like me and just assumed they sang the same ones over and over, hardwired according to their species? They…
Maggie opened her front door to find her mom, distraught and on the verge of tears. “Oh, Maggie!” Her mom stumbled in, only to melt into the closest chair. “You know I spent the weekend at your brother’s, helping Kristi and him with the new baby.” Maggie’s mom stared out the window. “I thought I…
Friendly or Flirty? Part 1 is here. My husband Bill and I prefer nonfiction books that teach us through others’ life experiences and scientific research. We recently finished Unbroken, a powerful and harrowing life story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II POW whose rebirth in Christ mended his life and marriage. We then delved into…
For most of us, getting dressed each morning is an experience–delightful for some, horrific for others. I’ve never been one for shopping or coordinating outfits. Of course, if I had my way, I’d wear yoga pants every day, and I don’t do yoga. I’d still be wearing my Earth shoes if I had them. And…
clique |klik| a small group of people, with shared interests or other features in common, who spend time together and do not readily allow others to join them. click |klik| become suddenly clear or understandable The summer I was twelve, my parents, two brothers and I moved to Arlington, Texas, for my dad to open…
When I was in the fifth-grade, I took a two-week summer session at church. I was under the impression once I had learned our church doctrine and received a certificate with my name on it that I had a guaranteed spot in heaven. I could never figure out why with my certificate framed and mounted…
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei I’m not one to complain, or am I? I’m not one to judge, or so…
The Art of Lovely Living: 