Last night, my daughter wanted to make a Greek meal. Like most ideas, I don’t know where the thought originated, but if it comes to her mind, it tries to find a way to materialize tangibly. My husband and I love gyros, hummus, olives, and all things bread and olive oil, so of course, I […]
Why Touching People Is Essential
A precious woman in my life finds herself in widowhood earlier than she anticipated. She lives alone now–something she’s never done. My friend’s main love language is physical touch (hugs) and she gives great ones. When this corona-virus quarantining isolation started up, I asked her if she wanted us to stay away and she emphatically […]
When Silence Screams
“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies…but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. I grew up just outside of St. Louis in suburbs with picket fences and gardens, but seeing and interacting with African Americans was normal to me. My dad invited black preachers to speak […]
A Fish that Goes Against the Current
In the last few months, our country has become even more dismissive regarding questions and analytical thinking. So easily offended, people don’t want to hear another perspective, or heaven forbid, a fact that might mess with what they’ve already determined to be right and good. We see this dismissive attitude overturning our ability to reason. […]
20/20 Vision
The last two months, I’ve been asking God, “what do you want me to learn through this time? How do I need to reset my life? What areas need to grow/change/develop?” Hillary Clinton recently said that COVID-19 would be a terrible crisis to waste, asserting an agenda to gain further control and push Americans further […]
I See You
When I was a child, I had a Goldenbook that showed how God is always with us and these simple truths brought me great comfort. At night, when we are alone in the dark, God is with us. If we travel across the seas, He is with us. If we are in a room full […]
Three Things the Spirit of God Casts Out
I’m a part of a group on Facebook that includes a variety of people from the state (different backgrounds, beliefs, and boundaries). The discussion circulating the COVID-19 situation in our state brought this man to share: “You know since I was a kid my religious neighbors were always going on about the rapture. Always saying […]
Weekend Exhale: Body & Soul
How ya holding up, friend? Is the cabin fever spiking? How about those walls? Do they seem to be shrinking in? Have you redone your landscaping and organized your pantry yet? I have a friend who is making it her goal to wash every window in her house (she has three times as many as […]
I Want to Be Let Off the Hook
I keep rolling this phrase around in my mind, “Either He is enough or He is not. Where does my hope rest? Will I fulfill my commission to Him no matter what?” Now, by all natural inclinations, I should be terrified about what’s going on in our nation right now. After all, I’ve battled germaphobia […]
How to Remain Purposeful During the Pandemic
Yesterday, I went to the store to shop for a few things. We weren’t desperate for any one item, but several things on my list remained unchecked because the shelves were barren. In fact, as I pushed my cart through the aisles, I kept recalling that film I’d seen about Communist Cuba and how grocery […]