Peace In The Waiting
We’ve been at the hospital all morning, sitting in a waiting room. Some designer attempted to make the room cheery—speckles of primary colors decorate the…
We’ve been at the hospital all morning, sitting in a waiting room. Some designer attempted to make the room cheery—speckles of primary colors decorate the…
I feel tired. Not complaining, just saying. And I have a suspicion (just a little one) that I am not the only one! I once…
For the most part I’m a happy person, but there was a time in my life where I wondered if I’d ever be happy again….
Recently I went for a walk in the woods. It was one of those days when the temperature hovered at 32 degrees. Thick mist had…
April 15, 2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic Disaster. I recently had the opportunity to write a novel set on the Titanic, and…
A handful of people I talk to seem bewildered—or concerned—by some strange internal constitution that would make us attempt Africa with four kids. (It seems…
Begrudgingly I walked into the Breast Center for my annual mammogram on April 1. “Why am I such a rule follower,” I asked myself as…
On June 13, 2008, our daughter and her husband welcomed their first baby into this world. But it was not what any of us expected. Sweet…
Tragedy strikes each of us at some point in our lives. The real challenge is how we react to that tragedy. I recently met and…
If someone would have told me six months ago that I would have moved 2,000 miles away and adopted a baby girl in a very short…