I planted my amaryllis bulbs on Saturday. I'd kind of forgotten about them and suddenly realized that it's about time I do something with those bulbs down in the basement or it will be kinda past the ...  Read More

I can't even say how much I love today.It's Ash Wednesday.But it's also Valentine's Day.Now, I'm not a big proponent of Valentine's Day. It's overblown. There is too much pressure. Too much emphasis o...  Read More

Phew! I just got caught up on 4 days of our Through the Bible reading! Yes, I was behind and it took a while to catch up. I'll try to not let that happen again!I have never before read through the Bib...  Read More

We are all broken puzzles. Trying to fit our lives together as best we know how. May God show us the beauty that is possible with our remaining bits. ...  Read More

12/25/22 Sun. John 7:1-9 No time to write - later or tomorrow...  Read More

A few years ago I came across a quote by American theologian and writer, Frederick Buechner. Here it is, in context. (This is from his book, Wishful Thinking."The grace of God means something like: 'H...  Read More

I wrote this blog post in April. For some reason, I never posted it. Today, when I opened the webpage, there the photo of our cat, Zephyr, sound asleep in the sun, jumped out at me.Zephyr knew how to ...  Read More

This is the last picture I took of my mom from the last time I saw her last summer. She didn’t like smiling for photos since her stroke in 2007. When that happened we thought we might lose her, but th...  Read More

Think back: you're small. Young. Impressionable. You're at church. A place you find acceptance. Kindness. Creativity.  It's summer. It's hot. It's boring.And then, in the midst of your hot boredom, al...  Read More

C. S. Lewis wrote a book titled, Surprised by Joy. I must admit, I've never read it. Only excerpts. I'm sure it's great. I mean, it's Lewis, right? I know I should read it...but the thing is, I'm an o...  Read More

I'm a bit long-winded today, I admit. It's hard to pare down Salvation!It's Holy Week. My favorite holiday approaches.Now don't get me wrong: I love Christmas. It has gifts and cherished decorations a...  Read More

It may be true that I have lived in the Midwest for 29 years and survived winter without too many scars and it may be true that I prefer Winter clothes to Summer ones and it may be even true that I ki...  Read More