My Tenth Stroke-i-versary
Ten years ago today, when I was 47 years old, I had a stroke. A friend has encouraged me to celebrate my Stroke-i-versaries (her word) because it’s a way to…
Ten years ago today, when I was 47 years old, I had a stroke. A friend has encouraged me to celebrate my Stroke-i-versaries (her word) because it’s a way to…
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post in my series Transcending: They’ll Know Us By Our Love. This series is about why I believe the Bible does…
Last Thursday, I took the day off work so I could go see the bluebells at Bull Run Regional Park on a week day, when it wouldn’t be too crowded.…
I was going to write my annual Christmas Letter on Christmas Day — but then I was still reading for the Cybils, so I decided to write it on New…
We all know the holidays this year are fraught. I live on the opposite side of the country from my family, so I don’t usually get to indulge in our…
I’m working on a book about Psalms, and using the forms found in the Book of Psalms to write your own prayers. While I’m doing that, I’m writing my own…
On Sunday, I received a wonderful gift. I’d had kind of a grumpy week. I was scheduled to work six days in a row. (I’ll get a 3-day weekend this…
(Picture from June 1, 2013.) I’m on my annual Springtime personal spiritual retreat this week. Monday it began with me thinking about how happy my life is and how fulfilling…
I’m taking my Annual Personal Spiritual Retreat this week. I’d originally meant to start it off with a 48-Hour Book Challenge on Monday morning. Then I thought I’d do a…
I’m doing a project where I’m looking at different types of Psalms and using the ideas to write my own psalms. It’s a form of prayer and an exercise that…