Musings — April 2017

Returning from a family vacation (and a blogging break!), it's great to be rested and to have stored up some delightful memories with my patient husband, our two youngest sons, and with dear friends who love us so much and so well that they even welcomed our big slobbery dog!   On the Nightstand Not… Continue reading Musings — April 2017

The Broken Reaching Out to the Broken

Six years ago, Ann Voskamp took the dare to dive deep into a lifestyle of gratitude.  Could she record one thousand gifts from God and let her heart be changed by the knowledge of all the ways that God loved her?  She wrote about the dare in her first book, and suddenly the Greek word… Continue reading The Broken Reaching Out to the Broken

“Are We O.K.?”

  Early in our marriage, my husband and I stumbled onto a means of cutting to the chase in determining the state of our union.  Protracted silences, a perceived "mood," a brusque response, or an air of impatience always triggers THE QUESTION:  "Are we o.k.?"  Of course, the success of this little drill presupposes a level of… Continue reading “Are We O.K.?”