Pray?? Wait. Are you asking me if I pray for THEM? Well, sure I do! I mean sometimes I do. Alright, I admit that I pray for THEM less than sometimes. Maybe hardly ever? Okay, so what! I bet you don’t either. In fact, I think most of us would like to forget about THEM…
Four years ago my sister-in-law in Florida invited me on a wonderful adventure. Well, I actually didn’t go anywhere, but it certainly was a beautiful experience. Colleen arrived home one day, only to discover a fuzzy caterpillar hanging on her front door. Soon, the caterpillar formed a chrysalis and Colleen promptly sent me a picture…
Last week as I listened to a doctor from Sloan Kettering give my husband a second opinion, I saw the words “To Be Continued” scroll across the screen of my life. I wanted to shout, “No! The year 2020 is done! Down the tube! Finished! Out with the bad, and in with the good!” Instead…
My fingers gripped the steering wheel tightly as the icy, blinding snow pelted down on my front windshield. Even though it was the middle of the afternoon, I could barely see the car twenty feet in front of me on I-95. The windshield wipers chattered noisily, defiantly reminding me once again that they needed replacing….
I was looking at a relative’s wish list for Christmas, and I thought of how different our desires become as we grow older and wiser. The older I get, the less material things mean to me. This year the best Christmas gift I could receive is to spend that day with my family. Most likely,…
It was while I was sitting in our weekly prayer meeting one Monday night when I first saw them. They were faces. I saw faces peering through the huge glass windows of our storefront at The 180 Center. So many faces. They were the countenances of people who were hungry and longing. Yearning for warmth…
I have a confession to make. I’ve been eating Reese’s Peanut Butter cups and Oreo cookies. Everyday. For the last five days. I know, I know! Believe me, I know how bad they are for me! You see, I’m stressed. Stop rolling your eyes and lecturing me on the benefits of exercise, deep breathing, and…
Boom! A terrible storm plowed through our neighborhood and the last of the thunder seemed to put the exclamation mark on our evening. Even with a power outage, I somehow managed to create a delicious dinner and everyone was hungry. Looking across the table at my six year old son, I asked, “Mikey, can you you pray…
