I’ve been in the process of getting ready to move and have had A LOT of stuff to go through. While going through this process I’ve learned some valuable things that I’d like to share with you as they may be of benefit to you too as you go about your life and living. Whether moving physical locations in life or not, we’re always moving through life and needing help in navigating through issues and relationships and feelings. So I’ve been in this house that we built 20 years ago. I’ve raised my 5 kids here. A lot of stuff…

I have traveled to many different countries throughout the world. I’ve seen a lot of different living conditions and lifestyles. But recently I entered a whole new world just ten minutes away from my home. I wasn’t planning on entering. My plan was to drop him off and wait in the car. He said it was only going to be a quick touch up. So, I waited. And waited, and waited… it was obviously taking longer than expected, and I was getting tired of waiting in the car. Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore. I decided to brave it and…

When terrible tragedy strikes the lives of those we love, we are often left speechless and dumbfounded. We don’t know what to say or what to do. And when we do say or do something it seems trivial and trite. So how do we best respond in such situations? Often we send condolences through cards, flowers, or phone calls, accompanied with money, casseroles, breads, meals and other physical gestures. Such responses are of course acknowledged and appreciated by the recipient in the best way they know how at the time of their grieving. All these ways are important to show…

It was a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon. The tall green grass in my yard had been begging for a trim for several days now. I had been ignoring its pleadings for quite some time but finally decided to heed its call and just do it. I got out the mower and it started right up, hungry for fresh cut grass. Everything was going fine and then half way through it stopped! The gas had been completely guzzled up, its tank was bone dry. Ugh! Oh well, I’ll take a minute and fill it back up from the container I had…