As far back as I can remember, music has been an important thread in the tapestry of my life. If the truth be told, it is likely so many of the threads, that if it wasn’t there, my life would somehow unravel. Growing up, our house was filled with some type of music every day. … Read More My Neighbors Listen to Good Music… whether they like it or not!
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve had the privilege of traveling to Israel. The afternoon we visited Golgotha (also known as Calvary) was emotional for me. We’ve all heard the story many times. Jesus had been arrested, tried, and forced to carry His cross on the way to Golgotha. He was brutally nailed to a… Read More The Cross is Enough!
A few weeks ago, my youngest daughter called to ask me if I had the pearl necklace her grandmother had left her when she died. Although I don’t know that she had, or will have thoughts of wearing them, their sentimental value was of great importance to her. It seems the timelessness of a set of… Read More Waiting For My Pearl To Be Ready
Today is the first day of spring. Although the weather is certainly diverse in many parts of the US and abroad, there can be different signs of spring in the air. Our weather in the southwest has been spring-like for several weeks, (in fact, some may argue that is our entire winter). It’s given me the opportunity… Read More The Importance of Pruning Roses…. and Ourselves
Imagine being an 18 year old, Native Phoenician who finds herself living half way across the world. (Only one time, prior to that, I had only been farther east than Kansas). Then, imagine the same, naïve 18 year old, walking the streets of Angeles City, Pampanga, in the Philippines near (what was then) Clark Air Force… Read More Our Very Own Lamb of God
The setting is late Thursday night, in what we call Holy Week. Jesus and all of His disciples walk to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Jesus asks Peter, James and John to walk farther with him – to stay close as He prays. Although most of us have heard the story many times, it’s one… Read More As You Will
Spring is a favorite time of year for me. I’ve been busy doing a lot of gardening which gives me both comfort and satisfaction. The past few months have brought an unusual amount of rain which has caused our desert to exhibit many shades of green and blossoms from many different types of trees… Read More Our Own Canaan In The Desert
In my more “mature” years, I’ve been much more of a reader. After completing a technical program followed by an undergraduate, then graduate degree, I was one of those people who said she didn’t want to ever pick up a book again. However, over the years that followed, I began exploring the world of fiction. … Read More A Life-Changing Event
Today has been an unusually challenging day for me – how about for you? I had plans, but when the plans changed, I suddenly found myself with time on my hands to fill. There went my laundry list of excuses as to why I hadn’t worked on setting up this blog. Today I had the… Read More At The Cross is Born