Moving back to the rural Midwest, after living on the west coast for a couple of decades, I have found that my taste buds are out of place here. In southern Minnesota the food du jour is meat and potatoes. […]
Maybe nothing is more important than that we keep track, you and I, of these stories of who we are and where we have come from and the people we have met along the way …
“Listen, dear friends to God’s truth,…Stories we heard from our fathers, counsel we learned at our Mother’s knee. We’re not keeping this to ourselves, we’re passing it along to the next generation - … the marvelous things he …
Empty. Afraid. Worried. Lonely. Distraught. Despair. Uncertain. Unable to control. The things that used to provide some certainty, stability and footing underneath are no longer sure. Life as we knew it has been shaken. It’s probably …
For more than a week now I’ve been focusing on Psalm 143. It started with my mind full of thoughts, way too many thoughts. I’m sure someone can relate to that. My mind is just …
I remember going forward for prayer at the altar at church one Sunday. I was in my late 20s. This particular morning came on the heels of several months of devastating life circumstances. Not only …
I’m sure we’re all familiar with Mr. Newton’s laws of motion. His First Law states that a body at rest will remain at rest unless an outside force acts on it, and a body in …
Brother Lawrence, who served in a Carmelite monastery in the 1600s, said, “How happy we would be if we could find the treasure of which the gospel speaks; all else would be as nothing. As …
Here is the thing about love. It’s really of no value unless it is received. And it can’t be received well if you put all sorts of qualifications and expectations on it. Continuing my journey …
I woke up this morning feeling empty and dissatisfied. All I could think about is what I lacked. The thoughts tumbled and taunted and I couldn’t escape them. So I did the only thing I …
I’m Jody. I’m crazy about my man, #1 fan of my kids and completely smitten with our grandkids. I love God, music, theatre, game playing, being outdoors, reading and trying new foods.
