7 a.m. Praise and Thanksgiving on the Rooftop

If you have read  my previous post, you can probably guess that I am not a morning person. For 16 years of my professional life, when I went to work I drove east across the lake near our house. If only I could have pulled over and stopped every morning to wait for the day … Read more

At 3 a.m. In the Throne Room of Prayer

Or will this ever go away? Through the past twenty-five or so years, I’ve been awake at this hour for two to four nights a week. Not sure what started it.  Depression, stress, work, parenting, caring for aging parent… all of them played a role in its inception. I have no problems going to sleep, … Read more

Five Minute Friday: See

She sits. Squirming. The scissors close to her ear. It tickles. Another squirm. Finished. A look in the mirror. “See Mama, I’m pretty!” She sits again. He is squirming. Legs akimbo. He squawks. His eyes flash. He watches in the mirror. He squawks again. She hands him a lollipop. He moves as the clippers come … Read more