Inspirational stories.
Betty didn’t own a car, so the middle-aged woman took the city bus to the rough neighborhood. The community used to be new, nice, and charming but now reports of violence had turned up in the news. Her uncle lived in this neighborhood and suspiciously died in a house fire. When Betty heard of it, she was bent on investigating and searching through the rubble.
Today we hear all sorts of phrases being tossed around but what do they really mean? Love comes in all colors. You should be able to love whoever you want. Love is never wrong. Love wins. Love always wins. Love is love. These are all phrases being broadcasted and adopted by the LGBTQIA+ community. For this …
I was about 10 years when I lived right across from the South Clairemont Rec Center in San Diego. I remember the annual Easter Parade and most of all the Easter Bicycle Decorating Contest. You could decorate your bike and win some money. I was all in! I had a new Schwinn girls’ bike that …
Continue reading What is Easter? Is it Candy and Eggs? Or About the Cross?
It was a Monday night and my mother’s breathing continued to get slower and slower. I felt like a bee buzzing through her room to check on her, then resting on the couch, then back again. She was totally unresponsive to all sounds such as talking, singing, and the oxygen concentrator machine grinding away. Even …
Each new year is an open book with blank pages to write our stories on. The book is Possibilities, and it starts today. January 1st is a time to reflect on the past, a time to embrace hope and look to a brighter future. Although many people make new year’s resolutions to “start” new things, …
Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions – 10 Things to “Stop” Doing in the New Year
It was evening when I received a phone call telling me to call for an ambulance. My 92-year-old mother had been ill lately, and a recent x-ray revealed a collapsed lung. Mom was calmly enjoying a Sonny’s BBQ take-out dinner when I broke the news to her. She has late-stage dementia and the news added …
Continue reading God Works in the Waiting – “The Waiting Room”
How many times do people respond to a post by saying, “I’m sending you good vibes”, or “I’m sending you positive thoughts” or perhaps “I’m sending you good energy”? Those are all very nice, but for me, I want your prayers. Let’s take a look at these: Good vibrations remind me of a Beach Boy …
Continue reading Don’t Send Me Good Vibes or Positive Thoughts – Send Me Prayers
As I look back 2,000 years ago, my focus is drawn to the large stone that rolled away from where Jesus was buried. The Stone. Experts say that the stone may have weighed as much as two tons. It was so heavy that it would take 20 men to move it. On top of that, …
It was 1971 when I sat in my bedroom and pondered what I could make with some extra dark green velvet fabric. The material was left over from a prom dress I made. I had enough material for hot pants, proudly wore the hottest style to Junior High School. There was a school-wide assembly that …
Continue reading My Velvet Hot Pants – Modesty in a World Where Anything Goes
If you are like me, you may cringe at what someone says. One of the things I cringe at are what people say when someone dies. I often wonder if they realize what they are saying. “They are In a Better Place” As an example, the mother of someone I know recently passed away and …
Continue reading They’ve Gone to A Better Place – Really? Things People Say When Someone Dies