Late Bloomers

Our Wedding Day: Kevin, Rachael, Cadence, Elaine, Jeffrey, me, Phil, Rich, Ayden, Ryan, Jordynne, Rebecca, Jeff A Full Three Years! Three years ago today Rich and I exchanged marriage vows. Life has brought us quite a collection of milestones in the past 36 months: October, 2007    A dear family friend dies    We’re evacuated from […]


Lending a Hand

A pony trailer in my neighborhood A Servant’s Heart Several years ago my mom and I were creeping along in heavy traffic on I-15 near Temecula. We were going to visit my sister when we spotted trouble ahead on the shoulder of the freeway. A truck pulling a horse trailer had stopped there; its driver, a young man, stood next […]


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 […]


This Little Light of Mine

Be the MomentI write here about Godspotting, recognizing His hand in our daily lives. There’s a reciprocal to this phenomenon: We may, through our acts, show God to someone else. The statement is simple, but the concept holds tremendous power. Think of it: the choices we make in our daily routines stuff can result in […]