Shining Moments

Prepare for the worst       but pray for the best. Prepare    and pray       and above all praise! Today although it continues to rain a little     we are grateful to only be dealing with fallen trees         limbs           and flooding. But we did prepare. Yes, I...

Shining Moments

Many years ago Hurricane Hazel showed me how severe       a hurricane could be. Then a few years later Hurricane Agnes  hit     and I experienced again      not only the pounding rain and high winds and flooding      but also hours and days of the unknown. So I watch...

Shining Moments

Powerful truth that changes lives! Focus on the good and the beautiful and what is going well and we will see more. The other side is also true. Focus on the negative the disappointing the ugly and tragic and we will see more. A friend of mine recently posted this...

Shining Moments

I saw them when I went to adopt. Children. So many little ones needing a family of their own. Children who were different.     Precious ones who needed something more. My heart yearned to scoop up these children. To bring them home and to do all I could for them. I...

Shining Moments

As I rode through the busy streets of Moscow I tried to memorize all that I saw. So many sights touched me deeply. The buildings. The lights. The famous cathedrals. Never would I ever have believed that I would have gone to Russia in my lifetime. But here I was...