It’s Good To Be Home
“What happens when London fog and Starbucks collide?” I said dramatically, a few minutes ago. My mom, my sister, and Judith all stared at me in confusion. “Is that an…
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April 1, 2021
A Speci-ality All Your Own
“Such colorful personalities…” I laughed with Bethanie one day as we drove home from the clinic, bouncing along in the CNG. “Colorful for sure,” she answered ruefully. The people I…
February 21, 2021
Love Has Come
My heart has been fighting, every time I start to write a blog post: "Don't write of romance," it says. "Write about things of general interest--things like spiritual truths and…
January 31, 2021
Questions Die Away
I remember, a year ago, how uncertain I felt when I wrote my New Year's Eve post on my blog. I was in one of those dark periods of life,…
January 1, 2021
I Won’t Be Home for Christmas (Not Even In My Dreams)
I'm trying, I really am, but sometimes my efforts feel as broken as the candy-cane from Canada that I just stuck in my coffee to make it feel like Christmas.…
December 21, 2020
In Spirit and In Truth
The first Christmas didn’t actually happen in Juniata County, and it wasn’t white. This thought just dawned on me a few minutes ago as I watched the sunset behind the…
November 28, 2020
How Beautiful
Last week, one night, I lay in bed, in exhaustion, and listened with my eyes closed to the song "How Beautiful", by Twila Paris. How beautiful the hands that served…
November 13, 2020
Homesick
Home is where there are no mixed expectations, only the fulfillment of all that your heart knows to be there… Home is where the people smile and frown only when…
October 26, 2020
Of Dirty Fingernails and God’s Grace
I don't like to think that I'm a germ freak or a clean fanatic or anything. I like to think that I'm pretty flexible and easygoing. I don't like to…
October 16, 2020
God’s Love Is Incredible
Tomorrow it will be a week since I ventured out of doors, out of quarantine, into the new world that was waiting for me... It seems like longer, because I've…
October 8, 2020