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SUFFERING & UNKNOWN

Our daughter has a wedding planned for June 13 but because of the covid-19 pandemic growing exponentially, what has been being planned is changing. Anyone who’s ever been engaged knows there are dreams and hopes for a special wedding day. We’ve been making plans, but life throws curve balls. It can still be a specialContinue reading “SUFFERING & UNKNOWN”

WISE USE

A dear friend of mine passed away this past year. Her life was one of encouraging others. And in her dying she taught those of us who knew her how to die well. The joy of the Lord did not depart her in pain and suffering but grew all the richer. In her passing sheContinue reading “WISE USE”

UNCERTAINTY

Moving half way around the world from first-world-middle-class-America to third-world-Philippines certainly created uncertainty, wondering what we’d gotten ourselves into, an excitement mixed with trepidation at the fascinating strangeness of the culture, weather, habits, ways that we were not versed in but willing to learn about. Staying FAT helped with that transition – FAT meaning Flexible,Continue reading “UNCERTAINTY”

ANXIETIES

In this day of uncertainty, I’ve had conversations with some about uneasiness they feel with what all is going on. Several times while listening, I’ve been reminded of a time I really struggled with anxiety and what I did to help me start getting a handle on fears that wanted to steamroll me. I’d likeContinue reading “ANXIETIES”

Rest

In this time of Covid-19, schools closed, activities limited, social distancing, in the uncertainty of future events like high school and college graduations, going off to college in the fall, working from home or finding yourself unemployed; it is easy for fear and anxiety to arise. I’ve been meditating on rest and peace in Christ;Continue reading “Rest”

Writing Prompts

I used to teach creative writing to middle schoolers while I was living overseas. I had compiled a booklet of creative writing prompts for my students to use over the summer. Now that the schools are closed due to Covid-19, I am having my sons do 20 minutes of writing each day. They are usingContinue reading “Writing Prompts”

Loving Our Neighbors

Martin Luther had this to say during the bubonic plague: “You ought to think this way: “Very well, by God’s decree, the enemy has sent us poison and deadly offal.Therefore, I shall ask God mercifully to protect us. Then I shall fumigate, help purify the air, administer medicine, and take it.I shall avoid places andContinue reading “Loving Our Neighbors”

Informative Video about COVID-19

Words from C.S. Lewis

In 1948, C.S. Lewis wrote a paper titled “Living In An Atomic Age” after the atomic bomb was developed. I think his words ring true for this age of COVID-19. “In one way we think a great deal too much of the atomic bomb. ‘How are we to live in an atomic age?’ I amContinue reading “Words from C.S. Lewis”

My First Blog Post

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. Stay tuned….this site will improve as I work through more tutorials on blogging. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.