Spotting and Showing

A Travel Challenge: Updated BelowIt’s not quite 6 a.m. in California. I’m sitting in John Wayne Airport, enjoying free wifi, coffee and a cinnamon chip scone before I board my flight to Phoenix, then on to Baltimore. As my husband Rich drove me to the airport in the early-morning darkness, I mentally set a myself a […]


Persevere!

The Power of Kind WordsThis morning I found a message in my Facebook account from a dear third millineum friend. My third millineum friends are people whom I’ve never seen face-to-face, but who have become true friends through the miracle of the internet. They are rare treasures. They also remind me of my relationship with Christ, […]


Spotting Him in Print

He Shows Himself in Others’ WorksSometimes we miss God because we’re only willing to “count” those instances when He speaks directly to our hearts, or blesses us directly in some obvious way. Those events are awesome, but we have many other opportunities to witness His presence among us. I love to see His hand in […]


Wedding Wonders, Part Two

When God Shows Up, Expect Amazing Things! My daughter Elaine and her Fine Young Man Rob were married on Monday, an event I’ve posted about here and here. As you might imagine, I’ve been praying for God’s blessings, on their marriage and also on their wedding day. And did He deliver! Aside from all the […]


Simply Amazing!

The Exclamation Point Yesterday Rich and I drove to San Diego to get our first ultrasound “peek” at our forthcoming grandchild. [Full disclosure: edited at 2 pm to add ultrasound photo of the new baby.] I’ve written before about spotting God in car accidents, in the gift of socks, in illness and death. In times […]