Yesterday Steve turned fifty-seven. He was gone all day at a pastor’s conference in Virginia but when he got home, he found this pile of goodies waiting for him.…

Yesterday was Meagan’s first Mother’s Day and what an exceptional mother she is to that sweet grandson of ours. Nathan honored her by cleaning their whole house and presenting her with a collection of treats. I love what he wrote in the corners of the envelope. “We are Blessed. Best Mom. I Love You.”  His dad sure did teach him how to treat a lady…

Yesterday I had an unexpected visit to the rheumatologist because of increasing swelling and pain in a finger on my left hand. He gave me an injection into the finger joint which was not such a fun thing to have done.  Although I have a fairly well-developed vocabulary it seemed to get pared down pretty quickly to one word, “Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!”…

I got an email a few days ago from Jodi, a long time reader and all around really nice person. She suggested the following idea:…