Growing Hearts for God

Making Connections I’ve written before about our wonderful grandsons, Ayden and Cadence (Cadence is riding the pony in this shot) and their big hearts for Christ. It’s a joy to watch these little guys grow in faith. They’ve each spent a weekend with us recently. The day this photo was taken, Cadence had spent the […]


Sometimes He Says "Not Yet"

The Two-Year Table When Rich and I bought our home, we also, for the first time in our adult lives, bought new furniture chosen specifically for our new house. No more cast-off coffee tables or second-hand sofas for us: finally, in midlife, we would enjoy a home furnished just as we wanted it. We selected most […]


Comfort in His Word

Right Before my EyesWe live in a rural area of Southern California, on a small dead-end “street.” My husband Rich shot this video tour of the neighborhood last winter. Our neighbors are one of our greatest blessings here; we enjoy a real sense of community on our little street. Recently when our younger grandson Cadence came to visit, he […]


A Child’s Eyes

The Dusty CactusWe have had the pleasure of our grandsons’ company, one at a time over the past two weekends. Saturday, while Cadence was visiting, he and I went for a walk in our neighborhood. He is fascinated by our neighbor’s cactus garden, which you can see in this photo from a visit last year. (If […]


Purified like Gold

Character and Commitment Every relationship has its troubles, and ours is no exception. Before we became engaged, Rich and I went through a short season of great upheaval and turmoil. During that time, we said “goodbye, forever” to each other at least four times. These partings never arose from anger; rather, they were born of […]