How to Not Have a Regrets List

Have you ever walked through an elderly care facility? Have you wondered about the lives of those men and women? Wondered what regrets they might have? Australian Bronnie Ware worked in palliative care for many years and she did ask. Five things kept surfacing in her...
Who’s in Your Front Row?

Who’s in Your Front Row?

Life is a theater, so invite your audiences carefully. Not everyone should be given a seat in the front row of our lives. Unknown Some years ago, the speaker at our annual women’s retreat opened with the above quote. This idea of being mindful of the people we...

Be the Mustard

I have a mustard seed and I’m not afraid to use it.Pope Benedict XVI In the field down the road from where I used to live was a twelve acre field. It was owned by an elderly woman who, some years, leased it to a farmer who planted oats. When rains came, vernal...

If You’re Struggling With Pressure

A warm welcome to guest blogger, Julie McGhghy! We met while on a study tour of Israel in 2018. She is a writer, teacher, speaker, and associate in missions. After leaving her lengthy career as an attorney and privacy officer in 2019, she now devotes her time to...

The Arachnid Lesson

She wanted to sing her new song. My soon-to-be-2 granddaughter stood in our living room twisting her toddler fingers into climby-spider shapes. Adorable. So I looked for a colorful board book about the critter. Found one, glanced through it quickly, liked the creative...