I couldn’t move. I lay strapped to the hospital bed, connected to the world only through a set of tubes that led to blipping machines and bags of fluid. I couldn’t actually see the tubes or the machines, but somehow I knew they were there. Muffled shouts and screams were coming from the corridor. I couldn’t smell smoke, but I …
Merry Christmas
Heavenly Peace begins Here
It’s All About Perspective
Someone wrote “When I die, I want to die like my grandmother who died peacefully in her sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers riding in her car.” It’s all a matter of perspective isn’t it? A few years ago I went on a cruise with my children and grandchildren. From my perspective it was a glorious week. My daughter …
What is there to be Thankful For?
I opened my eyes this morning. I heard the soft breathing of the women I love. I touched her cheek with my fingers. I smelled fresh coffee brewing. I tasted the sweet joy of God’s forgiveness. His mercy and grace are new every morning. This was a new day and anything is possible.
God’s Wife
There are gushy stories that manipulate the emotions—then there are tales that genuinely pluck the strings of your heart. It’s a very fine line between the two.