Misc.

Here’s some honest truth from this side of the screen. I have been in a valley for a while. It’s not the scary kind, but it’s still a low point. Many of our posts last year told the story of how several of us lost our Pastor due to Covid. Our family fasted and prayed

As we begin a new year, I’ve been hearing more and more people approaching 2022 with cautious apprehension…myself included. If we are being honest, it feels like the last two years left us deflated. 2020 was supposed to be the fresh start of a new decade.  20/20 vision.  Boundless possibilities.  But just a few months

When I began driving, I always had a printout of directions from MapQuest handy. (Anyone else out there mature enough to remember the days before GPS?) Since then, it has become a habit to spend several minutes carefully reviewing the directions to my destination. I just always want to know the steps involved to arrive

I have the best team! I sincerely appreciate what every one of my coworkers brings to the table.  Our most recent hire came to us with no previous pharmacy experience, BUT he had energy and a desire to learn. So we brought him on!  Every day, he shows up, on time and ready to work. 

A few weeks ago, I joined some friends for a painting event led by an instructor.  Maybe I should preface this by sharing how I ventured out to a similar event a few years ago … except everyone painted whatever they wanted … without any steps or instructions. And I floundered … miserably. You see,

Fun fact about me: I LOVE Christmas! Seriously, I think Buddy the Elf and I have some major competition when it comes to Christmas cheer. Every year, a month prior to Christmas, a complete spreadsheet comes together. There are lists for Christmas cards, gifts, movies, parties, and of course, planning our annual Christmas breakfast. This

This season is so busy.  Christmas parties, family gatherings, last minute shopping, secret Santa exchanges…and the list goes on and on.  It’s so easy to lose focus on what this season is all about.  There was a very long period of Israel’s history when the prophets of God stopped speaking and Israel did not hear

My son motioned goodbye to the guys from the gym. He managed to keep himself together…until the car door closed. That’s when he began to sob. He had fractured his leg and he was in excruciating pain- both physically and emotionally.  Just before heading to the ER, I called my sister. She began to pray

“I sat in the first row of my first seminary class and I didn’t understand a thing.” My Dad was reminiscing over those early days when he had just moved here.  As an excellent student in India, he received the opportunity to move to America to start a new life and study the Bible. The

If you lost your sense of taste, what would you be willing to do to get it back? This past Thanksgiving, after a recent bout with Covid, my younger son found himself in that predicament. On the biggest feasting day of the year, he couldn’t taste.  Like most teenage boys, my son loves food…so this