Vague Prayer, Specific Answers

Fallen Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia   When a Tree Falls Yesterday morning, as I do each morning, I prayed while showering. Usually I use this time to pray specifically about the day ahead, lifting up friends and family with needs, giving thanks, and asking for help with the challenges I foresee. It’s a good habit for […]


Vague Prayer, Specific Answers

Fallen Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia   When a Tree Falls Yesterday morning, as I do each morning, I prayed while showering. Usually I use this time to pray specifically about the day ahead, lifting up friends and family with needs, giving thanks, and asking for help with the challenges I foresee. It’s a good habit for […]


Vague Prayer, Specific Answers

Fallen Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia   When a Tree Falls Yesterday morning, as I do each morning, I prayed while showering. Usually I use this time to pray specifically about the day ahead, lifting up friends and family with needs, giving thanks, and asking for help with the challenges I foresee. It’s a good habit for […]


Vague Prayer, Specific Answers

Fallen Coast Live Oak, Quercus agrifolia   When a Tree Falls Yesterday morning, as I do each morning, I prayed while showering. Usually I use this time to pray specifically about the day ahead, lifting up friends and family with needs, giving thanks, and asking for help with the challenges I foresee. It’s a good habit for […]


Christmas Joy: 25 Cents

A Child’s Happiness….PricelessDecember, 1989:My daughter Elaine was seven (and a half, she would have added) that holiday season. I was in graduate school and making do on a typical single-mom-who’s-a-student budget. We had enough, of course. But we didn’t have a lot of financial wiggle room. So one morning we went to the local discount […]