I tried to give Mom something to look forward to. After Dad passed, I promised I would take her anywhere she desired. Being a world traveler, I imagined what she would choose. Her first response [Read more...]
After a slow four-year decline, we lost my Dad last fall--the hardest day of my life. Upon retirement, Mom and Dad traveled the globe, never tiring of adventure and viewing the beauty of worlds [Read more...]
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who WAIT FOR THE LORD! Ps 31:23,24 (NLT,NIV) The text screeches from my screen. YOUR FLIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. What in the ever-loving world? [Read more...]
I messed up big time. Those words zinged like a wind-up car ricocheting through my brain. What was I thinking? The news reports showed multitudes of airports with deserted corridors and [Read more...]
“Where are you God?” Frustrated, fearful and despairing—bitter words we all know familiar—gush forth as they sneak into our souls. Our head tells us he is there. But in our core, we don’t feel his [Read more...]
The darkness of the African morning caressed me with velvety fingers and enveloped my body with warm humid air as I found a perch on the stairs. Then I heard it, a soft shuffle, and steady steps. My [Read more...]
2018 Olympic Update: I'm obsessed with the Olympics. While watching the bobsled last night I couldn't believe last summer, I hurtled down a 103 foot vertical drop on the track from the 2002 Winter [Read more...]
After a full day of shopping, bone-tired exhaustion set in. I "deserved” a treat. I smiled and slurped my hot chai as I strolled down the terminal. Shopping is work. Hard work with aching feet to [Read more...]
Guest post by Jamie Boiles I am excited to share another fascinating post from Jamie Boiles who has lived in Rwanda the last 6 years. Her stories of culture and struggle as an American living [Read more...]
What happens when you are asked to leave friends and family and move to the other side of the world? I am excited to share a guest post from my dear friend Jamie Boiles who [Read more...]