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COVID-19 and Gratitude

COVID-19 and Gratitude

Well, it’s happened.  As of noon today, we are in France on virtual house arrest for at least the next two weeks.  Our trips to London, skiing…

Love is Meant to Share

Love is Meant to Share

All children have special bedtime rituals.  For Mary, her bedtime ritual is to get zipped up in a sleep sack, put her pacifier or dummy in her…

What if Happiness Isn’t the Point?

What if Happiness Isn’t the Point?

“Oh, how I remember fondly the the efficiency and ease of doing business in Saudi Arabia!” This is a phrase I never thought I would utter, but…

Something’s Lost and Something’s Gained

Something’s Lost and Something’s Gained

We are in the middle of a tsunami right now.  For the last three months I have been swimming in a flood of details.  Since August we…

#soblessed

#soblessed

As I write this, I am standing at the kitchen counter surrounded by boxes containing what was our home.  We are packing up the only home we…

Speechless

Speechless

We approached August 3, 2017, with trepidation.  It would mark the one year anniversary of Henry’s death.  For weeks, we have been wrestling with how best to…

A Time for Everything

A Time for Everything

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die, a time to…

Treasures in Heaven

Treasures in Heaven

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  But store up for yourselves treasures…

Lord of the Brokenhearted

Lord of the Brokenhearted

Psalm 34:18, says “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” We are discovering how much power there is in acknowledging…

Nice and Cozy

Nice and Cozy

This is one of my favorite times of the year.  In May, the Royal Poinciana trees bloom in brilliant flames of red and orange.   In South Florida,…

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