For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.  Ecclesiastes 3:1 I like being 60.  Thinking about how happy I am with this season of life, I realize that in many ways, I have returned to the things that used to give me joy before kids.    I used to have a large rose garden with… Read More

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.  Exodus 6:8 If I had an agent, they would be fussing at me for allowing six weeks between journal posts.  Because I am my own agent, you can bet I know I should be fussing at myself.  But, unlike an agent at a desk in another city far away, I know how… Read More

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.  Psalm 23:1-3 I started learning public speaking in third grade when I was selected to narrative our school’s Christmas program.  Wearing a blue… Read More

My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?  John 14:2 I confess that I often read the last chapter of a book first.  There are several reasons why I commit this blasphemy.  One is because I do not want to invest… Read More