A Bitter-Sweet Apple Pie — Mostly Sweet

At 4:00 this afternoon I was faced with a tough decision. Do I leave work at 4:30 in order to make it to the Young Women’s activity or stay at work a few more hours and try and make a dent in the some of the overdue work that has continued to pile up [...]

Be Careful What You Ask For

The last 2 weeks I’ve been struggling in my weight loss efforts. Last week I prayed for help. The Lord answered my prayers Friday with a killer toothache. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving – the annual day of gluttony and today – the day before – I am going for a root canal. [...]

Hiding In the Dark

I’m tired. My mind is weary. It’s easier – or so it seems — to avoid the unpleasantness of thinking too much. Eat into numbness and then delve into the familiar self-loathing. It’s the usual cycle my mind has learned oh so well over the years. Easier to [...]

Elaine, I Envy You

Yesterday I met some friends for dinner.  Because we planned on meeting at 5:00 I decided I better leave work a bit early to allow for some “rush hour” traffic.  Much to my surprise I had virtually no traffic and got to my destination in record time.  In fact I had about 25 minutes to [...]

Gratitude

Every once in awhile in a quiet moment I feel this overwhelming feeling of gratitude. It’s usually when, for just a brief second, I step off the crazy world and watch it whirl beneath me. I am in awe at what God created and in the midst of all of that I am [...]