Heavy Rain of Grace #487-508

A call comes that I’ve dreaded, one that I’ve imagined, but hoped wouldn’t come. She calls and says it’s urgent. When I hear the message, I brace myself, I pray. My mother says it’s his heart, his blood pressure… and he was in the...

Laugh {Day 20}

I mentioned in a previous post this week that I enjoyed my father’s sense of humor when he was here recently visiting. My mom also enjoys a hearty laugh or two when visiting, because inevitably something one of us does makes us all enjoy a good laugh. Laughter...

Praying like Hannah

She prays so fervently he thinks she is drunk. She doesn’t speak out loud, just moves her mouth quietly, silently but in earnest. Guessing by the priest’s response (that she is drunk), I presume that not too many people actually come to the temple praying earnestly,...

The Breath of Autumn and #465- 486

I’ve been writing a 31 day series this month, and while I enjoy it, I also have to keep up with my other usual creative or inspirational writing. So here I am… writing two posts in a day! We live hundreds of miles away, and yet I can feel the breath of the...

Consider Probiotics {Day 17}

Well, friends, you may have noticed that my 31 Days series experienced an interruption. But, I’m back, and ready to keep going! {The past week, I had company– my parents were visiting from out of town (over 800 miles away). We stayed fairly busy and I...