A couple of weeks ago, I joined a group of women, who attended my old college, to participate in a spiritual retreat called “The Way We Were; The Way We Can Be.” Thirty years ago, we would have probably gathered in a different way, most likely at a drinking party, but now we were…
Some time ago, I admired the paint job in a friend’s bathroom. Her husband said he had textured and painted the walls himself and that he would be happy to do the same for us. I told him that his offer was wonderful, but that I would feel bad if he did all that…
My father-in-law went to be with the Lord last Sunday after a three year battle with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. God’s timing was perfect. The family was called back to say its goodbyes and we arrived less than twelve hours before he passed. We were all with George when he took his final breath…
My husband and I watched the NFL Draft over the past couple of days. Since he’s an Iowa alum, he was interested in seeing which Hawkeyes would be drafted. Because I followed the Texas Longhorns for years, I was curious to see which Longhorns would go to the NFL. In particular, because there was…
This week a friend of mine came up to give me an update on another friend who was going through a difficult stretch. I said, “Why don’t we call her up and you and I will go pray with her tomorrow over this situation?” As it turned out, my friend and I could not…