The Fruit of Hard Work
In a few short months, I am looking at two years of retirement. It might surprise you for me to tell you how, just recently, I entertained the thought of what it was like to work full time. I let the memories of lesson plans, evaluations, testing and day to day...
Sabbath Offerings ~ Favorite
I turned off the highway lost in my thoughts about Bible study that evening. As I continued on, I left the comfort of a well-lit four lane road to a two lane road. Darkness emerged and surrounded me. I glanced in my rear view mirror to catch any headlights following...
A Celebration, Joy and the Big Reveal
When I was ten years old, my mom threw me a birthday party complete with games, prizes and cupcakes. To commemorate my first ever party with friends, mom and I spent the weeks leading up to the party planning every detail. I was over the moon with excitement and the...
When You Open Your Heart
What does the presidential inauguration have to do with opening our hearts? Is your heart writhing in fear over the new president or do you have a sense of peace? A little over a week ago our country welcomed a new president. Many watched the inauguration cheering...
Sabbath Offerings ~ Unbelief
It's first thing in the morning and I've already glanced at Facebook on my phone. I stare in disbelief that it doesn't matter what time of day it is for strong opinions and words to fill my page. My head begins shaking wondering how, why and what, if anything, will...
Five Minute Friday ~ Control
Sometimes you are lucky enough to find a community that feels just like the place you want to hang out. You know when you visit that it feels like home and once there you don't want to leave. It's the feeling you get when you sit across the table from a friend with...
Know Your Why
New Year's Day this year was a typical Cincinnati winter day. Gray skies graced the horizon and cold winds swirled around causing all to zip up their coats in defense. Inside the day carried an air of familiarity as it began with church because it was Sunday. The...
Sabbath Offerings ~ Authenticity
I often say that coffee is one of my love languages. And even though I am teasing (usually) there is truth behind the statement. I look forward to my first cup of coffee each morning. I love the ritual of making it as well as sipping the hot coffee while beginning my...
The Space in the Middle
Winter's milky sunlight weakly made its way through the sliding doors. My spot on the couch, usually bathed in sunlight, felt chilled and distant today. Memories pricked the surface of my mind and reality took over my thoughts and feelings. The milky sunlight matched...
Sabbath Offerings ~ Seeking
Have you ever lost something that you scrambled to find? Maybe you lost your keys as you headed out the door. Or misplaced a silly item such as your favorite pen that you cannot live without. You let the process of finding the object consume you to the point that the...
Five Minute Friday ~ Middle
Sometimes you are lucky enough to find a community that feels just like the place you want to hang out. You know when you visit that it feels like home and once there you don't want to leave. It's the feeling you get when you sit across the table from a friend with...
Life is Like a Box of Chocolates
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." Famous words from the beloved Forrest Gump. I find truth in these words because as they say "Life can change in the blink of an eye." Life is full of surprises and can quickly change directions,...
Sabbath Offerings ~ Beginning
2017 began effortlessly and without much fanfare in my house. Family joined the celebration but many were already headed home before the new year arrived. None of us stayed awake until the clock struck midnight. A new year marks a new beginning, a fresh slate, a do...
Looking Back
2016 has come and gone! The lights dimmed on a year that felt like a roller coaster ride. Ups, downs, sharp turns and coasting into home led the way and left me slightly unsteady on my feet. In some ways, I begin 2017 with the reverberations of the aftershocks from...
An Accounting of our Hearts
We have reached the final week before Christmas. Hopefully your stockings have been hung by the chimney with care and you have decked the halls with boughs of holly. Even so, there are many of us that are still in the midst of last minute preparations such as wrapping...
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