The Artichoke Bonus, Part Two

Getting the Message Just a few days ago I wrote about looking for a lost recipe that I thought would be impossible to find. Photographing wild artichokes yielded a similar experience. Having in mind a post about wild artichokes, I resolved to take pictures. I had spotted two wild artichoke plants in bloom. Both plants […]


Chocolate Chip Cookies

A Little Lesson in Omnipresence Last time I baked chocolate chip cookies, I discovered a crisis in my kitchen: My favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe had disappeared. For years I had saved an empty bag of chips because the recipe on its back resulted in the best chocolate chip cookies I’d ever baked. I had carefully […]


Lessons of the Sweater Search

That Log in my Eye….AgainRecently I set off to spend a day with my daughter Elaine. We had plans to attend a bridal fair so I was due at her home at a specific time. She and I were looking forward to exploring options for her upcoming wedding and enjoying some time together. As usual, […]


Lost and Found

The Case of the Missing Hearing AidWe lose stuff all the time. Sometimes we find the lost item. And sometimes the circumstances of its recovery aren’t earthly, as I’ve written about here before. My dear friend, whom I’ll call Jennifer, sent me another story of divine assistance—but in this case she was led to find […]


Problems and Protection: Timing is Everything

Spotting God in the Rear View MirrorOur pastor has been known to point out that a situation that looks like a problem can prove to be protection. In these cases, it’s only in hindsight–life’s “rear view mirror”–that we recognize His hand on us. Perhaps the classic example in this genre is the “I missed my […]