Backstory It was a trying time for the whole family. One child desperately ill, the other anxious beyond words to help his little sister. Then he found out he could help. Click to listen or follow below to read. Told to Donate Blood – #169 Betsy was just a little girl. She suffered from a […]
Inspiration/Life Lessons
Youthful Sponge
Backstory I was thinking about the various phases of life and how they come and go. Rather than considering it myself, I thought I’d discuss it with you. Click to listen or follow below to read. Useful Sponge – #18 What do you remember about your youth? I remember being a sponge. Soaking up everything […]
Popovers
Backstory It’s not like I’m the Kitchen Master. Kitchen Monster may be more like it. Once I was the mother who cooked seven meals on Sunday so there would be home-made dinner, the whole week. My recent forays into the cooking den, however, usually involve turning on the microwave. But this one baking challenge, I […]
Open the Next Door
Backstory As we prepare to enter 2020, I was thinking about New Year’s resolutions. We make such splendid promises, as the fresh new year tantalizes us with its potential. And if things don’t go the way we expected, in the first few weeks, what then? This week’s story suggests that we might take a new […]
Personal Mission Statement
Backstory I’ve always set goals and made sure my plans were in writing. It does not end when you retire. That may be the best time to map out who you want to be and where you want to go. You have a second chance to scratch things off that bucket list, get organized or […]
People Change
Backstory Bill and I watched a British movie the other night. The lives of a whole family changed dramatically in less than a year. Some of the characters tried desperately to cling to the way things were; others rushed blindly toward change. Contemplation on those fictitious events led to consideration about how fast change occurs […]