My Daily Reflections

“SURGERY,” I had written in bold red letters on the calendar square for January 30, 2008. I scheduled my thyroid surgery for early in the year thinking I would supply the remaining 11 months with healing ammunition. Eight is my favorite number and this was going to be MY YEAR. At that point, I couldn’t see the flaws in my logic anymore than I could have predicted the year that followed. Just three weeks on the mend, on my way home from work, my sliced and scabbed neck still hidden under silk scarves, on an older, faceless, woman tripped on the curb and fell ... Read Full Story

"O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever! The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation ." (Psalms 118: 1, 14) After the storm, the sky clears up and clouds disappear from the horizon. After the storm, the leaves from the trees are washed clean and glistening. After the storm, the ground is soaked in life giving water to aid the growth of new life. After the storm, the deer came out from hiding and started looking for fallen fruits. After the storm, the rainbow painted the sky with colors of hope. I ... Read Full Story

He's my legacy, my heart and the truest love I will ever know. Yesterday I went to First Grade Faculty Night at my son's school. They told us about the curriculum, showed us some of their work so far, and had a slideshow of the first three weeks of school. Jake has the quintessential first grade teacher; as wonderful as I could have imagined. Here are my favorite take-aways: She says, "Practice makes better." The entire first grade begins each day with the song, With My Own Two Hands by Jack Johnson . I think it's a beautiful song with an inspiring message. Read ... Read Full Story

" For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him."   (John 3 :16-17) Read Full Story

"The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit." (John 3:8) Read Full Story