Dealing With Doubts

  Life is filled with difficult places. Tough decisions. Hard calls. It is then that we often find ourselves tossed back and forth. Grappling with choices. Overcome by unrelenting fear. Years ago when I was in the midst of my second adoption I found myself going back...

A Season Is Not Forever

Every morning I woke to his song. Yes, even when my bedroom was still cloaked in darkness my canary sang good morning greetings. And I loved it. He chirped around from morning to night cheerfully content with his life. As a result my life was happier just having this...

Beware Those Blind Spots!

She drove down the road thinking about her busy day at school. And even though the radio was playing her favorite song, she never heard it. No, instead she was replaying an incident that happened with her first graders that afternoon. As she approached the intersect...

Shining Moments

Many years ago I had a tree house. Well, it wasn’t actually mine but I helped build it and make it comfy. And sometimes when the air is blowing just a certain way and the birds are chirping I remember back to my favorite place up there hidden among the branches. My...

Darkness Reveals The Light

  We are surrounded on every side by light. The truth of this statement was revealed to me most vividly a few years ago. Let me tell you how it happened. It was a difficult time. Not only was my dear mom failing in health but life’s burdens were unusually heavy. I...