It’s Battle Time!

It began as a silent battle.  I didn’t know I was being invaded by the dark side – the Borrelia burgdorferi spirochete.  These are the corkscrew shaped bacteria that cause Lyme disease.  I’ve learned a lot about Lyme these past few weeks. For instance, I didn’t know...

In It to Give It

On the way to a marriage retreat this past weekend I received an e-mail from a friend.  He is suffering from extremely serious an advanced cancer and had just gone through ten hours of brain surgery the day before.  The subject line on his e-mail read “we are praying...

Showing Up

It’s my routine every evening.  Before I retire for the night I let both dogs go outside.  They do their thing, always eager to come back inside for their night-time treats.  Last night was meant to be no different. They went out.  The puppy came bounding in doing all...

Can A Truck Say “Choo-Choo”?

My two 2-year- old grandchildren were having a discussion this morning.  My daughter summed up the context of their debate.   Lexi was trying to convince Micah that trucks could say “choo-choo”.  Micah was countering that only trains could say “choo-choo”.  That sound...

Getting “Unstuck”

Denver, our golden retriever pup, had me worried yesterday.  He was sick on his stomach and lethargic throughout the day and evening. Even as all the kids and grandkids gathered for a family dinner last night  Denver didn’t want to play – and he always...