Since Chuck’s surgery on May 2, I’ve entered a world well known by millions of people who care for loved ones that often cannot care for themselves. My role as a care giver for Chuck during...
Read More“I’m floored, but God is not surprised.” As Chuck is slowly recovering from the surprising serious surgical complications, I’ve had more time to process that statement....
Read MoreSince my update on Chuck last week, a lot has happened! He was moved from the rehab center to the hospital for treatment of extensive blood clots. The treatment requires careful oversight since his surgeon was concerned...
Read MoreTwo weeks ago I asked for prayer as Chuck faced brain surgery for hemi-facial spasms. The good news is...The bad news is...
Read MoreOn May 2, 2017, husband Chuck will be having brain surgery to treat hemifacial spasms that affect his sight and speech and sometimes freeze the left side of his face into a grimace. The spasms started over three years ago and have progressed...
Read More“How nice for Chuck and Sharon to hear these things while they are still alive!” I wonder how many people said or thought this on their way home from the Retirement Party that Glasgow Church threw for Chuck and me...
Read MoreMy friend and I talked quietly as we walked toward her bedroom. I knew I was on holy ground because supernatural grace flowed from her as she lived out the sovereignty of God in this very difficult pathway of life...
Read MoreAbout a month ago, I spoke at the Presbyterian Church in America's (PCA) Transformed Women's Cconference. My workshop topic was "Living with Purpose: Purpose in the Afternoon of Life" here is audio from that conference. I hope you enjoy it!
Read More"The Gospel Challenged Woman" was the name I chose for a women's class I taught a few years ago. Though I prepared studies from Ephesians 1 for the class, the study was really for me because I often live with unnecessary guilt and a sense of never being quite...
Read MoreCarl Jung, secular psychiatrist, whose mentor was Sigmund Freud, seems to the be the first one who coined the phrase, "afternoon of life." He said,"Wholly unprepared, we embark upon the second half of life. Or are there perhaps colleges for forty-year-olds...
Read MoreProverbs 15 - so much about words and the power of words for good or evil. Lord, change my heart so that my words heal rather than crush; bring wisdom rather than foolishness;
Read MoreI especially enjoy breakfast out with Chuck because, fresh from a night’s sleep, our creative juices seem to flow and our conversation is energizing and refreshing. But this morning, the voice of the woman in the booth next to us broke our concentration...
Read MoreThere are times in each of our lives when we need someone ahead of us in the journey, someone we can turn to with questions, confusion, hurts, disappointments and even our tears...
Read MoreGrief doesn't start when someone dies. Grief happens when any kind of loss slams a person into a wall, turns a life upside down, shatters dreams...
Read MoreMy husband is a romantic and I have lots of stories I could tell about how he has demonstrated his love in surprising ways over the years. In ways that are so much better than a Valentine's Day Card that he has to buy because of marketing pressure...
Read MoreMy friend's cries pulled me back to those early years after Mark's death. The anguish in her voice, face, eyes, words was almost too much to bear because I knew the reality of the deep sorrow...
Read MoreWhen I see women marching for their rights I think of women who have or are quietly marching for righteousness in their own life journeys. Warrior Women, facing extraordinary...
Read More"Ahh, here come the cruise guests!" my husband exclaimed as Dan and Laura dropped off their three younger children for the day so that they could enjoy biking around Washington, D.C.with
Read MoreI first shared this post (Original Title: Trust and Obey and . . . Trust) on January 6, 2013 and it is one of my most read blog posts. As I face a year of change in 2017, this message resonates with me once more, reminding me that...
Read More"Be with me now," sang the young actress, fully surrendered to her World War II character, Eleanor. It was Christmas Eve, 1944, and Eleanor had not received any word from her soldier boy...
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