Shining Moments

Silence can be frightening    like when you call someone’s name and do not hear an answer    or you call them on your cell phone        only to be directed to voice mail again and again and again. Silence can be difficult when you await that lab report    or to speak...

Shining Moments

Have you ever had a whacked out day?     A day when things seemed to go wrong from beginning to end? A day when the coffee cup spills…    You receive a message telling you         that you just made a big mistake… And you can’t even renew your Norton protection...

Shining Moments

Life is like a long run. Filled with hills and unexpected turns.     and so my thoughts were stirred again. Early this morning Jenny and I went out for our run. Only a few more days until the 4th.        We have talked about running the 5k            practiced a few...

Shining Moments

Many years ago when Noelle was very young  I longed to take her to see the ocean. It had been a while since I had gone and a trip  to Maine was completely out of the picture. But Virginia and North Carolina have some delightful beaches so I decided to take her to Nags...

Shining Moments

Nineteen years ago today my life changed but I did not know it. God is like that so often, isn’t He? Lovingly working behind the scenes     pouring into our lives just the gifts that He has chosen for us.     Keeping His Hand on the pressures, the hardships     always...