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This past weekend, I was in Chico, California, attending the college graduation of my niece, Shana, from California State University Chico. The same college my mom attended nearly sixty years ago. I find the continuity of that comforting for some reason. Maybe it’s the knowledge that there isn’t much that lasts in this world, but my niece walked the same …
Several years ago, I planted a small hydrangea by my front steps. I figured it was the perfect location—or as perfect as it can be in my yard—because the spot receives morning sun, afternoon shade and there is plenty of room for growth. It took a couple of seasons before I saw the first sign of flowers, and I was …
Have you ever been in the company of a complainer? You know the type, someone who constantly focuses on the negative. I’m afraid, there are days I’m one—especially when stuck behind a slow driver (and we get a lot of them on our one-lane roads.) But God is so gracious—He gives us a glimpse of what we might be like …
After I shared my struggles in Bible study the other day, one of the women, with whom I’ve fellowshipped for a couple of years, commented that she felt such a sense of relief to see me break down. Because she feels lost so much of the time, it made her feel better to know that I don’t have it all …
My brother, Michael, was the best friend of my youth, the big brother I adored, and sometimes foolishly followed just so I could be near him. I’m not sure if my earliest memories were actually of him or if the stories that had been told over and over again by my mother merely painted those images of him so firmly …
I never took to the idea of New Year’s resolutions. Why wait until January 1st to put into practice those things you deem important? If I feel the need to exercise more or get organized, I just do it. Call me crazy (or anal retentive—whichever you feel is appropriate,) but it just makes sense. However, as the first of the …
How many things around your house have needed to get done for so long, you’ve stopped seeing them? You know what I mean—you walk past the same overgrown shrubs and weeds or turn a blind eye to the growing pile of items that need to be taken to the dump? Little things that are irksome, but not so much so …
Have you ever had to do something you really didn’t want to, but knew you had to? It seems to be the theme around our house of late. God calling us to step out of our comfort zones and walk in obedience to Him. I won’t go into my husband’s story—that’s his to tell. For me, it’s flying across the …
When I was about twelve, I was wandering around Union Square in San Francisco. My mother worked in the city, and my siblings and I would often take the bus in mid-day, have lunch with her and hang out until she got off of work. Obviously, that was a long time ago, as any mother in her right mind today …
When I was ten, my grandparents retired to a piece of property in Camino, California—off of Apple Hill drive near Placerville. Before this move, they lived in the Bay Area where Grandpa tended to his small lawn and rose bushes with the such meticulous care, he earned a reputation in his neighborhood. So it was no surprise that when they …
