HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?Friday, March 28th Benediction(KLW, October 2021) As you go about your daily lifemay you attend to deeper meaning.May you notice all the quiet nudgesand the wisdom you are gleaning. May God give you good clarityfor which purposes to pursueto help… Continue Reading “LONGING FOR GOD’S PURPOSE, DAY THREE”
(This is my last excerpt from my recently published memoir of my time with ovarian cancer in 2015. The words in italics are from my journal entries. This excerpt was written just before Thanksgiving, when I had completed the most difficult of my chemotherapy… Continue Reading “WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ME KNOW? (GRATITUDE AT THANKSGIVING)”
Heartfelt Gratitude… For this good earth; your presence onthe woods, the fields,the dusk, the dawn,the blooms, the leaves,the bird, the fawn. For bonus years and precious days,I am so glad that I could stay–more time to laugh and sing and play. ~~~~~ Inner Contentment…… Continue Reading “GREATER GIFTS”
(Some of you may recall that I had been waiting for months to meet with an orthopedic surgeon for a hip replacement. I have so appreciated your prayers and good wishes!) I finally met with Dr. C., the orthopedic surgeon who will replace my… Continue Reading “THEN THERE ARE THESE MOMENTS…”
Years ago, the ELCA churches in northwest Ohio united for an event in which volunteers hiked or biked from one church to the next. The event was intended to foster connections between the churches as we prayed for one another and for our communities… Continue Reading “LIMITING GOD’S LOVE”
HOPE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR GRIEFThursday, December 1st Mourning: the act of sorrowing Morning: dawn; the time from sunrise to noon; a period of first development; beginning This year, several of our friends will be spending their first holidays without a loved one.… Continue Reading “ADVENT HOPE: FROM MOURNING TO MORNING”
A THANKSGIVING REFLECTION Dear Grandpa Bob has always said, “If you are thankful every day, you will have a happy life.” As the years pass, I have found his words to be true and beneficial. Even on my difficult days, if I can seek… Continue Reading “GRATITUDE”
GRACES Thank you for the graces…as I walk my daily mile,your wildflowers bloomingmake the journey quite worthwhile. Thank you for the graces…I tend to look up to the treeswhile other autumn splendoris here right next to me. Thank you for the graces…in this beauty… Continue Reading “AUTUMN REFLECTIONS: GRACES”