When our daughter visits from Iowa, one of our favorite things to do is shop! We don’t always have a specific mission, so most of our time is spent talking, talking some more and then even more talking as we Read more…

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me,” C. S. Lewis.  Inspiring words from someone who has written 30 books that have been translated into over 30 languages and sold Read more…

Do you ever feel like there are just too many books and so little time? Online newsletters abound, books on numerous topics and a large variety of podcasts and videos continue to flood our email, news feeds and social media.  Read more…

Happy New Year!   Yes, I’m a little late with the greeting, but as they say, better late than never and I hope you agree with this statement.  In light of all the recent activity within our country, church and everyday Read more…

Continuing with our spiritual theme of “The Twelve Days of Christmas, we begin with; “on the seventh day of Christmas (Thursday December 31st), my true love gave to me, “Seven Swans a Swimming”. Just this image of swans floating along Read more…

As I remember back to many of our Christmas gatherings, prior to Covid when when we were able to do something like that, we would  enjoy singing an old favorite Christmas song titled “The Twelve Days of Christmas”.  Everyone would Read more…

When I was a child waiting for Christmas, it seemed that Christmas took forever to get here.  I’m not sure about the why of all the anticipation, other than it was almost the only time of year I received anything Read more…

When I was in high school, I hung out with a group of friends that did everything together. You know the drill, listening to 45’s and practicing the latest dance moves.  A little “twist” here or some “locomotion” there while Read more…

During my days of teaching high school students, I spent some time learning about teenagers and the ways in which I could connect with them.  It didn’t take long before I realized that you need to be a good listener.  Read more…