Missing, waiting, hoping, fear and being held…

You may have read about this story or heard about it in the news. The 12 United States Marines that are missing off the coast of Hawaii. Recently, I was asked to join the team of writers at a lovely contributor site called GraceTable. Christie Purifoy is also a writer...

Cutting the rope and letting go

This is an edited and updated version of a post I first published in January of 2010. I heard a story told of a mountain climber who was climbing alone. Instead of stopping his climb as nightfall approached he continued on. It was cold and dark and getting darker and...

Doing it differently in 2016

This post contains affiliate links – you won’t pay a penny more, but I will get a few pennies. Every year, at the beginning of the year, many of us think about what we want to change in our lives . What we want to be different in our lives, in our health,...

A Christmas Food Tradition…

Recently I posted this picture on Facebook and added this text: “The beginnings of shrimp chowder – butter, scallions & cayenne pepper. A favorite of Andy Bonner & a Christmas tradition for my family from our days with the Cook family.” Then...

The best present we can give…

Have you finished your shopping? Are your presents all wrapped? Is your baking all done? It is the time of year when the list is so long that it is easy to think that we will never be finished. We will never be “ready.” It is easy to fall into the trap of...

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