As I’ve gotten a little older, I’ve learned how to cover up the “trouble spots” on my body. Longer sweaters, vests and I wear black as my base a lot. While I may disguise my weight gain to friends, I know the extra inches are there and also realize I need to take drastic action…
Over the past couple of years, I’ve asked God to give me one word to live by, a word amplified in my life, well beyond a level already achieved. Two years ago, the word was “give.” Last year the word was “sacrifice.” What is my word this year, Lord? Between you and me, I wanted…
We had one hour to escape. Our family was trapped in a fallout shelter and if we didn’t break all the codes, we’d run out of oxygen and die. Sounds dramatic doesn’t it? It was only a team-building game we played at an Escape Room, one of many franchises across the country. There were lock…
Do you love a good musical? One of the fringe benefits of working in New York City years ago was easy access to the theatre district. I saw as many shows as possible: Cats, Le Miserables, Starlight Express, and Miss Saigon to name a few. When I left the theatre, the show tunes replayed in…
There’s a wise men controversy. While our manger scenes show the “three kings of orient” surrounding baby Jesus in swaddling clothes, in reality Jesus was probably a toddler by the time the kings arrived on the scene. Knowing this, I’ve thought about removing the kings to have an historically accurate remembrance of that day. I’ve…