Far too many people in my life have lost their lives to cancer. And I know quite a few more who are currently battling it, and more still who have been declared to be in remission. It is insidious and appears to not discriminate! So many people are investing countless […]
Psalm 42 (NIV) As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me […]
I have been reading about Love and Other Mistakes on social media for a couple of months now and was looking forward to reading it. I had a mental image of it being lighthearted, humorous, Chick Lit set in Australia – after all, the author is from there. . . […]
I still have a packet of letters written by my cousins when we were young. I first met them when I was in second grade. Their family, another aunt, and my grandmother had all come to our house for Christmas. It was a time of excitement and establishing new friendships. […]
Another bear lumbered through our campsite. The total number we counted that night was in the double digits, though I can’t remember now if it was still in the teens… We had been camping as a family in Sequoia National Park. We had a big van but slept under the […]
Has someone you love ever accused of something terrible? And nothing you say can change their mind? Bethel’s situation is exactly that. As a result she is shipped off and married to a man she had never met! My heart went out to her as she felt rejected by her […]
Amanda Dykes is a new author to me. I had seen many posts about her book on Twitter. After reading the description, I was intrigued and made sure to get a copy. Where to start? There was a wonderfully rich assortment of characters peopling this story. So many stories to […]
As the wind picked up and the waves rocked the boat, I discovered something about myself of which I had previously been unaware. I get seasick. The Honor Society students from my school were on our way over to Catalina Island on the ferry and though the distance wasn’t that […]
I was deeply moved by Adrift! It is the story of a woman recovering from grief caused by the death of her best friend — the only man she ever loved — her husband. Jaycee Weaver has achieved a delicate balance of conveying the depth of emotion while keeping the […]
The first after-school sport I played was volleyball. I was in seventh grade. I’m really not sure what prompted me to do this – I had actually never played volleyball before – unless you count what we played in the swimming pool. Yeah, no. While I would love to tell […]