How to Find Hope in a Published Book
What is it about publishing a book that is so exciting? Is it the booksignings and the speaking events or is it something much deeper?
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Hope Thrives at 88
The kindness of a weekend in Denver brings hope that Alzheimer’s does not have to steal from every family.
Stage 2 of Alzheimer’s – Questions
As an Alzheimer’s patient begins the journey into Stage 2, she experiences a small amount of forgetfulness, but nothing that impairs life. However, questions remain.
7 Stages of Alzheimer’s
What are the 7 stages of Alzheimer’s disease and how can families prepare? This series of blog posts explains the stages through the viewpoint of a fictional character, Reverend G.
Hope Eliminates Shame
How many times do we invite the verdict of shame? Can we find our authentic selves, dare greatly and let hope eliminate shame?
11 Insights from Sabbatical
Many of you who follow my blog have expressed that you were praying for me this week. Thank you. To honor your kindness, I’d like to share with you the 11 insights God gave me during Sabbatical. Some of them are, of course, repeats – those marching-around-Mount-Sinai-truths we all know. But when God repeats something, …
Learning Treasures of Hope
Because one of my core values is life-long learning, I am always reading and scouting out new resources. As a writer, I yearn to pen unique words or phrases that leave my readers with their own a-ha moments, something to think about all day, some treasure that leaves a taste of hope in their lives. …
Finding Hope When Faith Changes
These days, I find myself with more questions than answers. Although still based in the original foundations of scripture and relationship, my faith is changing. No longer do I think in terms of black and white. In fact, I spend more time thinking and meditating than I do reciting the rules I grew up with. …
Trappings of Junk
A plastic bag is stuck in my elm tree. It’s too high for me to reach it, and I’m way past the days when I shinnied up the bark of my favorite tree and journaled while talking to the birds. I’m not climbing up there to pull it down. I don’t know how to get …
The Library Sale
Every few months, my local library has a Friends of the Library Book Sale. Although I really don’t NEED any more books, just try to keep me away from a sale where I can buy a book for 50 cents. Recently, I joined other book worms at our local sale and soon filled my arms …