Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32 With mixed feelings, I put a red bandana on my dog, Cory. A red bandana on a dog signifies that they are “reactive” either to humans, other dogs or both.  How could I advertise to the world that my sweet, former service dog, Cory was… Read More

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you?  To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.  Micah 6:8 I have a new friend.  Her name is T., and she just finished second grade.  She is my reading buddy for the month of June.  My boss… Read More

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures.  He leads me beside still waters.  Psalm 23:1-2 I am not a painter.  I may be a writer, dog trainer or sewer (seamstress?) but I am not a painter.  I had such success last weekend creating new room designs that I thought I… Read More

See! The winter is past;  the rains are over and gone.  Song of Solomon 2:11 Believe it or not, a good book does not always flow from a writer’s mind to paper like a gushing spring.  Sometimes, it is a barely visible trickle deep underground that has to be released with lots of digging and struggle.  On occasion, I wake… Read More

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