Hope Finds Its Sanctuary
Places and people vary yet the creativity of methods to thank God for his many blessings helps us treasure relationship with him.
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Kansas
Hanging On To Hope
Persevering folks keep hanging on to hope even when everything in life attacks them.
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How to Celebrate a Character’s Life
How can a writer celebrate the end of a trilogy? With a little help from her friends.
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Hope Finds Holiness in Surprising Places
During a recent trip to Fort Scott, Kansas, my friend and I discovered a wonderful coffee shop. Our chai lattes tasted spicy yet mellow, and the missional atmosphere of this shop impressed us. Their bookshelves were filled with classics and some Christian fiction. I donated the Reverend G books and promised to bring the third
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A Valentine for Reverend G
“Wear your walkin’ shoes,” Chris spoke over the phone line. “I’ll be there in about 15.” How was I so lucky to have a friend like Chris who recently graduated into a boyfriend? Was it appropriate to call a man in his early sixties a “boy”friend? I suppose I wasn’t a “girl”friend either, with my
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Hope Brews in a Local Coffee Shop
As research for my current WIP, I spent a Friday morning at a local coffee shop. Kansas Coffee Company sits on the corner of Park and Cherry in downtown Olathe, Kansas – across from the Johnson County Courthouse. I like this place because the owners support local artists and keep my Reverend G books stocked
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Hope in a Love Language
On this blog, I have mentioned the importance of my deck. Because I love nature and the fresh beauty of the outdoors, my deck becomes a sanctuary – the place where I most often meet with God. On my deck, cardinals chirp a chorus from their beautiful repertoire. Blue jays squawk while squirrels run across
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Gratitude Attitudes
Out on my deck, I consider the last gasp of summer – this season I enjoy with its plantings and harvests, its colors and textures. In my gratitude journal, I record the sights and sounds so that in the cold misery of winter – I will not forget what my heart is now thankful for.
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God Winks
For several years, I have wanted an umbrella over my deck table. My plan was to sit on my deck to write or pray and not worry about the Kansas sun beating down on me. But every year – no matter how determined I was to save the money, I could not find enough extra
An Ethical Alzheimer’s Question
The question came up again last week when a caregiver faced the ultimate decision. “Should we put our mother through a surgery, knowing that it may save her life, but at the age of 88, it will only prolong her journey into Alzheimer’s. What should we do?” The decision, of course, will ultimately rest with
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