Monthly Archives: November 2017

I have had the privilege of being a Stephen Ministry Leader for the last couple of years. When I speak with people about this ministry, I am often met with confused looks and lots of questions. For a ministry that … Continue reading →

Warning: if you feel that Harry Potter books are the work of the Devil, you’d best stop reading now so you don’t get upset. See you next week. Some critics of Harry Potter complain that he’s a bad example because … Continue reading →

Each morning I ride my bike over to our workout center here at Stone Creek a little before 7:00. I put my helmet in my bike basket as I go in to workout. One morning when I came back out, … Continue reading →

Where will the great American experiment take us?  I would rather hope that we are more concerned about where our faith journey takes us.  I think that as we get older, with more of our lives in the rearview mirror, … Continue reading →

I am wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, cousin, friend, confidant, neighbor and acquaintance.  I have been daughter, daughter-in-law, granddaughter and niece. I was student, teacher, subordinate, supervisor, winner, loser.  I was someone’s pride and joy, and someone’s challenge. I was playmate, … Continue reading →

As a teenager, my daughter had her pick of boys. We made sure we knew who she dated and where she went, telling her to avoid trouble and, if anything was amiss, to call.  I promised to pick her up, … Continue reading →

I think I was five years old when I received the little blue satin box for my birthday. Upon opening it, nestled inside the satin lining was a teeny, tiny mustard seed incased in a glass bubble, hung from a … Continue reading →

Judy’s blog earlier this week reminded me of another water analogy that I like to use to describe the twists and turns that my life takes. I see myself as a small leaf floating on a brook. The size of … Continue reading →

My parents were married on November 2, 1946. That date caused some controversy among the Roman Catholics in my family because it was All Souls Day, a day for remembering the dead, and not an auspicious day for a marriage. … Continue reading →

This past weekend we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the start of the protestant reformation. It was on October 31, 1517 that Martin Luther, in an effort to initiate reform of the Catholic Church, nailed his 95 Theses to the … Continue reading →