Category: Family
Doing Life Together
It’s interesting to look back on what seemed, at the time, to be an inwardly frustrating situation. I now recognize how understandable it really was,…
Solid Rock-Word For Laura
In 1986 my mother-in law, Laura, was diagnosed with lung cancer. She had surgery and seemed to be doing well. In 1987 it was found…
Not a Victim
From the journal . . . March 2007 I love you, Lord. I love Your ways. I love how You are involved with my life. …
Take This Critical Attitude
Back when my friend Angie was a young wife and mother she asked me if I would mentor her. I had been married for a…
Poison Skittles
Poison Skittles?? What kind of a group is that? Roller Derby!! My granddaughter, Naomi Kiyoko, was on a team for about 3 years. It was…
Sometimes I Forget
This was written over 30 years ago. I dare not say, “Insecurity is never a challenge now” but the Lord has shown me so much…
When You Pray, You Love
When I first came to know the Lord back in 1975, prayer was always an important part. By 1980, I had five little kids and…
Love is the Reason You Grieve
When I write in my journal, it is pretty raw, especially if I am upset. I edit it before publishing of course, sometimes more than…
What About the Sabbath?
October 2020 For many years, I went back and forth of how to honor the Lord on the Sabbath. I wasn’t brought up knowing or…
When You Take the Last Cookie
August 2020 When my kids were little, I would sometimes hear one say to another, “Oh you just want to have your own way.” I…