It Takes a Lot of Work to Lead a Simple Life
I just read a book about St Francis of Assisi. What a wonderful, godly man he was. If I had lived around 1200AD and had known him, I would have really liked him. The bottom line of his life once…
Bernice Gudgel
Don’t Miss This Opportunity During the Holidays
It’s officially Autumn. Which means it’s the time of year when many of us start looking ahead to all the holidays that are coming up. Some of us are excited about that. Others, not so much. But wherever you fall…
Take Time for Divine Interruptions
Dave and I have spent the past seven days up in Seattle. As I’m writing this we’re getting ready to fly home to the Bay Area. We came up here for a conference and also for my aunt & uncle’s…
We All Have Blind Spots
I’m usually a very organized, perceptive person. I can see the big picture and also details. But there was one very trivial event in my past that comes to mind every now and then to remind me that we all…
A Family Is A Museum of Memories
As my kids were growing up, every year when they got home from the last day of school they knew they would find a big homemade summer calendar on the door in the kitchen. It started with the last day…
When Life Doesn’t Go According To Your Plan
A number of our friends & family are struggling with some really hard things right now. Things that came out of nowhere and messed up their lives. So for now they’re hanging on as they wait for life to settle…
So Much To Do, So Little Time
Are you in that wonderful exhausting phase of life when it seems like you’re spending all of your time changing diapers and tying shoelaces and practicing spelling words and making pb&j sandwiches shaped like dinosaurs & cute little hearts? When…
Living In The Moment
A week ago Dave & I went to a reunion in our hometown. We had a great time reconnecting with 80+ “kids” that we used to hang out with at church and in a youth choir way back when we…
Living in a Stressed Out World
I love all the techie things that are now so much a part of our day-to-day lives ... But I’ve also come to realize that all that technology has exponentially increased the stress that can so easily overwhelm us as we try to keep up with all this new information that is so readily available.
Looking for Love that Lasts
Unfailing love. Isn’t that what we're all looking for? Someone to love us unconditionally. To never leave us. To always be there for us no matter what comes along.