Admit you don’t know
I knew there would be three of them on Thursday morning. And at least three of us. We regular volunteers were to tag up with a newbie volunteer and…
Read moreYour time with God? It’s not just for you
I thought it was just for me. I was wrong. Wednesday had been crazy already. We’d gotten up at 1 a.m. for a second day of airports, trying to get…
Read moreUnfinished business?
Our first meal together was a few months ago, mainly because my husband Jeff and her husband Scott had become friends and they thought Kirsten and I would also get…
Read moreTake it personally
Volunteers loaded the black vans with roses of every color, with tulips close to bloom, with balloons saying “Happy Valentine’s Day.” Jeff and I drove off in one last Friday…
Read moreDon’t look away
We can never make a difference if we don’t first notice. “We are probably deluged with more images of pain than any previous generation; they are beamed into our homes…
Read moreFlips are God’s specialty
I was disappointed. I had to cancel lunch with two of my lifelong friends, our once-a-summer get-together, because of an emergency trip out of town. Things didn’t go the way…
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