Did you ever ride a tandem bike – a bicycle built for two? The summer after I graduated from High School I purchased a tandem bike. It was one of those arbitrary decisions… I saw it sitting in the store, and it just looked cool. I stood there imagining how much fun it would be […]
We all have a choice how we will live. We can choose to homestead or pursue the journey that lies before us. I can hear you now. You are saying something like, “What on earth do you mean when you say homesteading? And what journey are you talking about?” A homestead is that place where you […]
In mid-March of this year a story greeted me as I checked my Facebook news feed. Soon it spread to news outlets across the state and beyond. The headline read, “Man Dumps dog, Pig, Outside Tuscarawas County Humane Society.” I watched in disbelief as the video from the security camera showed a masked man tying […]
It seems like there is a lot of talk these days about superheros or discovering your superpower. A recent encounter, in of all places while standing in line to check out of a local store reminded me of this topic. Two gentlemen standing behind me struck up a conversation as they waited their turn to […]
Everybody worries. Some of us don’t just worry sometimes we have such a problem with worry you might say it addicts us. If we find ourselves not worried, we get worried that there is something we should worry about and we worry until we figure out what it is. Then we worry about how much […]
Spring is here at last bringing with it warm days and bright sunshine. One of my favorite things to do on a sunny spring morning is open the front door so that the rays of sun steam in across the floor. I love watching what happens next. All three of my fur babies rush to lie […]
Do you remember how you felt on Christmas morning when you were a child? All that anticipation leading up to Christmas; counting down the days, dreaming of what gifts you wanted to receive and then at last… Christmas morning, the excitement is so palpable you can’t sleep. You try getting your parents up at the […]
Advent is a season filled with expectation. Expectations of family visits, gifts selected with great care, that special meal, Christmas Eve services and more. But What about the unexpected? In the blink of an eye, your life can change dramatically. It sure happened that way on that first Christmas. Oh, the world including Mary was […]
What is your most favorite Christmas gift you ever received? What is the one thing you want for Christmas this year? Did you ever stop to wonder if God wants anything for Christmas? Generally, we have two Christmas lists. The first one is the list of things we want for Christmas. The second is what […]
Recently a friend posted a question on Facebook that launched me into a lot of thought about how I would answer. She asked, “What is the first thing you notice about someone when you meet them for the first time?” I Didn’t Know How To Answer I have to admit that I could not answer […]
