Wisdom shows up in many ways. It’s easy to think of wisdom as mere “wise thoughts” coming from a guru in an ivory tower. Jesus challenges common views in Matthew 11:19 with profundity—The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, “Here is a glutton and a...
Wednesday Wisdom with Wyndham
Often we meet individuals who have particular and obvious gifts from God. Such is the case with Wyndham Shaw. When people encounter, watch, and interact with him, his wisdom quickly becomes obvious. I believe God has given him a generous portion of wisdom, which has...
Out of Eggs: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Menopause
As I opened the refrigerator it hit me. My epiphany came as the waft of cold air came spilling from the stainless steel rectangular box. I was out of eggs. This eggless dilemma was deceiving, as the cardboard egg container still looked the same from the outside....
5 Dangers of Social Media Quicksand
You’ve heard of quicksand, right? It looks the same as other sand, but once you step on it you are drawn into the earth…sucked down toward the core. The more you wiggle, the deeper you sink--as it takes you down with its miry grasp. Yes, this can also happen with...
10 Crucial Considerations for Spiritual Decision Making
Ever been stuck in a decision? One where perhaps you're discerning a better and best more than a right or wrong? Or, perhaps you are making a wise vs. stupid decision, but you aren't sure which side of wise or stupid you are on.:-) Some decisions clearly do carry a...
Forty Years
Forty years ago today I had just completed my last college final. It had been a crazy time…finishing school, packing my life belongings in a few boxes and planning our wedding while my fiancé lived in another state. He had begun a job as a campus minister five...
Prayerful, Purposeful, Practical Parenting
Often, as a “Nana and Papa,” my husband and I are asked for parenting advice. We were blessed to have been lovingly parented—and also fortunate to have received helpful God-focused training throughout the years while parenting our own kids. I am truly grateful. Along...
Speaking of Courage…My Friend Gloria
While at a women’s midweek last night we had a group discussion. One of the sisters in my group was recounting an example she heard many years ago from Gloria Baird. The sister was remembering Gloria’s example of how we can sometimes try to get cool on a hot day by...
Coming Soon
Where does time go? It seems I’ve not visited this site in a while. After spending the last week in Kiev, Ukraine and Munich, Germany and meeting with numerous people and doing elder/elder’s wife training classes, it’s good to be home. However, I left those cities...
Seven Habits For Building A Strong Marriage
Since we are away, teaching at a marriage retreat, it seems a good time to post some habits my husband and I have developed over the years which have helped to make our marriage strong. 37 years later, there is no one I would rather spend time with than my husband -...
Goodbye Ol’ Friend (Jordan Shaw, July 3, 1997 – November 15, 2011)
-Can’t say I’ve ever written a letter to a dog before. However, as I say goodbye to you, my furry friend, I want to thank you for several things. I think you know them, but it’s therapeutic for me to write them down. It seems a mere “blink” ago when Wyndham and I...