My family and I are not big sports-watching people in general, but man, oh man, do we love the Olympics! They are so exciting and joyful and heart-rending at the same time. Of course, a lot of what makes the Olympics so special is that it is so difficult to get there, and then even…
The following is an excerpt from my new book: The Spiritual Resistance Agent Field Manual. AVAILABLE NOW through Amazon.com or CedarFort.com The Formation of Stars Stars form inside dense concentrations of interstellar gas and dust. In the extreme cold, the gases become molecular and the atoms begin to bind together. When the density reaches a…
My husband and I desperately wanted children. When we had been married for 5 years I finally became pregnant. We were so thrilled! We found the perfect old-fashioned wooden cradle and bought some baby clothes and other darling accessories before we even knew if we were having a boy or a girl. We had had…
A few weeks ago, my husband and I were watching a holiday baking competition on TV. At the beginning of the episode, all the competitors were arriving on-site, getting settled and introducing themselves to one another. There was one lady in particular who we found amusing. She would introduce herself like this, “Hi I’m Jane,…
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS Ugh. For years I struggled with them. I love the fresh start a new year brings and each time January rolls around, I am certain that this will be the year I become the perfect person I want to become. I am filled with goals to get me there. I can…
Merry Christmas my dear friends! I wrote this special podcast for my family for Christmas this year, and I would like to share it with you too. These past couple of years have been so difficult for so many, and the story of how Henry Wadsworth Longfellow came to write the poem that became “I…
Thoughts and actions are like stones dropped in a pond, creating ripples that travel outward in ever-larger circles. We like to think that our negative choices only affect ourselves, but we do not live in a vacuum. Our actions create ripples for good or ill, whether we realize it or not. Everything we do affects…
A few years ago, I was in a production at a local theatre. There was a young lady there who was so friendly, and I swear, she knew everyone’s name and entire life story before the end of the first rehearsal! Everyone loved talking with her and there were several kids in the cast who…
Corrie Ten Boom and her family were members of the Dutch resistance during World War II. They were caught hiding Jews in their home and were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Corrie and her sister, Betsie, were sent to Ravensbruck together. The following is an experience they had there which Corrie shares in her…
A certain man went through a forest seeking any bird of interest he may find. He caught a young eagle, brought it home and put it among his fowls and ducks and turkeys, and gave it chickens’ food to eat even though it was an eagle, the king of birds. Five years later a naturalist…
