Waiting on Tomatoes

Caspian Pink! Growing Patience More than any other character trait, patience challenges me. I often pray for more patience, despite my friends’ half-joking warnings that it’s a dangerous thing to request. Each summer I grow a “Juliet” grape tomato for salads and a larger heirloom for slicing. Last year’s “Black Krim” was incredibly tasty, but […]


A Family Reunion

Auntie M. and Marlaina sharing M & Ms M &MsYesterday Rich and I had the privilege of witnessing a special reunion between a grandmother and her granddaughter. My Auntie M. suffers from dementia and lives in a care facility. Her daughter, Marcia, died suddenly at age 32 in 2000, leaving a five-year-old daughter, Marlaina. Marlaina […]


Wedding Wonders

Rod and Marilyn Seiler, May 8, 1955, La Mesa, California All About Love I’ve been creating a diagram and individual cards to direct guests to their seats at my daughter Elaine’s wedding to her beloved, Rob. Oddly enough, this bit of preparation, more than any other, has led me to reflect on love. But not […]


Blessings Everywhere

My younger grandson, Cadence, the day he was born Babies, Babies, BabiesOn Tuesday I posted about my next grandchild, a little boy due in October. I know four other couples who are expecting babies between September and January. And when I speak to these happy parents-to-be, I see God right in the middle of it. […]


Good News of Great Joy!

Wishing you and yours peace, hope, joy, and love this Christmas and always. The Birth of Jesus 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone […]