Nature Is Not Our Friend … Where Disease Comes From

Why does God allow the coronavirus to exist, to spread, to kill? Fundamentally, there is a truth that lies at the root of the answer to that question: Nature is not our friend…

We Will Never Be the Same After Covid-19

When this is all over, we will never be the same…. When the world returns to its fast pace… When we all come out from our homes, blinking at the bright sunshine that never dimmed… When our healthcare providers can take a breath without fearing infection….  When they can…

Without Darkness, We Cannot See the Light

Today I have spent my morning time with God reviewing recent journal entries. God has been speaking to me about the role of darkness; without it, we cannot see the light. We cannot appreciate the light. With the dark times of the coronavirus bringing illness, death, and fear… I…

A Peek Inside Our Quarantine

It’s Day 10. Only four more days left of our quarantine. No symptoms. Thankful to be back in the U.S. (from our trip to Italy) and healthy…

We WILL Reap What We Sow…Why That’s Encouraging to Us

Do we reap what we sow? I saw this on Facebook today and thought…hmmmm….do I agree with this? “One day all the hard work will pay off.” First of all, I think there are so many things wrong with this. If it’s…

Death Is My Traveling Companion

Death is my traveling companion. We prepare for a dream trip to France and these items are on my list of things to accomplish before we board our first flight. The drapes are at the alteration shop by the UPS store in the shopping center with the Subway, I tell…

To the Widow Whose Husband Died Suddenly and Unexpectedly

My husband died suddenly and unexpectedly on our trip to Alaska. If your husband died suddenly and unexpectedly also, I’m so sorry for your loss. I was 43 when my husband and the father of our three children was killed in a tragic snowmobile accident. One moment we…

Someone, the Champlain Towers South

Tribute: On the day the building came crashing down with hell’s fury in the deep of night, it was a day like any other…a day someone did what someone does when mercifully unaware that someone’s end is near…

Thank You, 2020, for These Gifts

We’ve turned the calendar page on 2020. And like so many others, I bid it farewell with a good riddance. But before I lay 2020 to rest, I want to say thank you for the things you’ve given me…