I’m still singing Don Henley, but I finally figured out what was bothering me. It’s not that I haven’t yet learned the lesson about forgiving others. It’s my need to be forgiven. As I’ve gone through life, I have been hurt. But in the process, I’ve...

Probably the best known Psalm in the Bible is Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want . . .” And I do like this Psalm. I particularly like the part that says “Even though I walk through the valley...

For the past week or so, I have had the song The Heart of the Matter by Don Henley stuck in my head. Particularly this part: The more I know, the less I understand All the things I thought I knew, I’m learning again I’ve...

Facebook can have a tendency to encourage one to look back to the past. We reconnect with “old friends” that we haven’t seen in years. We reminisce about old times and things we did together when we were younger. Sometimes this can be good. And...

I’ve had the chorus of Honesty by Billy Joel running around in my head for the past two days. For those of you who haven’t heard this song, the chorus is as follows: Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue. Honesty is...

A few weeks ago my sister threw an awesome party at her house and my husband, son, and I attended. It was so much fun, and I had a great time listening to the band and  talking with people. One interesting conversation was with my...

I was talking recently with an old friend from high school. He commented that he was very happy with his life, he loved his wife and kids, and his business was going great. But, he had this feeling that there was something more to life....

I posted this awhile back in my notes on Facebook, so if you’ve read my notes you’ve seen this. But I’m having so much fun with how easy it is to blog, I thought I’d post this here, too. I can’t believe how  easy this...

This is an article I originally wrote for my church newsletter, and thought I would share it here:   It is a fact of life that humans hurt one another on occasion. The injuries range from small annoyances, such as a rude reply to an...