Concierge Service at Big Lots!

Our New Conference Room. April, 2011. It Felt Like Nordstrom I found myself at Big Lots! last week, purchasing a serving cart for the conference room in our newly-remodeled office. My boss had spotted the cart and sent me a photo of it from her iPhone; I drove over in my pickup truck to buy it and […]


Make a Joyful Noise!

United Church of the Valley Choir and Instrumental Ensemble December 5, 2010 Being Church Sunday, after writing about Advent, Rich and I drove to Murrieta to worship at my father’s church, United Church of the Valley. Dad had invited us to attend his congregation’s Christmas Cantata, described in the worship bulletin as “A service of […]


Faith Made a Mountain

PilgrimageYesterday, Rich and I drove to San Diego county and picked up our dear friend and co-grandma Judi. We drove two hours into the desert as a spectacular thunderstorm played across the sky before us. Our destination? Niland, California and Salvation Mountain. We were blessed to meet Leonard Knight, who built the mountain, and Kevin Eubank, who […]


Honoring Him in Work and Leisure

Sidestepping a Tempest Christianity Today’s review of the film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse launched a debate amongst commenters. Are vampire films suitable for Christian viewers? I decided not to join that fray. Reading the varying opinions posted there left me several thoughts, not the least of which was a renewed sense of gratitude for Kathi […]