History, Real Life and Faith
I walked forward to chat with one of my fellow Zumba dancers last week and when our instructor started the music, I hurried back to my “regular” spot. Except, there was a cute young thing already in it, bright and smiling in snazzy spandex. I cleared my throat and looked around for backup. My friend Diane laughed and I realized how silly…
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We’re looking for a new home and the new residents of our current house have moved in–our grown son and his family. Our college kids are home for the summer, too, which means we have nine people living in the house. We’ve got room, sort of, but it’s still a little full. Fortunately, the three adorable grandchildren have been on vacation…
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I live an hour north of San Francisco International Airport. We’ve been following the tragic 777 plane crash there in 2013 and are grateful only two lives were lost. My brother flew the day after the crash and he commented, “for the first time in years, I read through the emergency evacuation card.” It all felt closer to home after Saturday’s tragedy,…
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Avid travelers, my parents loved cruise ships. Unfortunately, when my mother died, my father had a series of health issues and couldn’t travel alone. One spring break my husband and I invited him to take a simple cruise to Mexico with us and our two youngest children. We hoped to encourage him that his life hadn’t completely narrowed to just…
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Avid travelers, my parents loved cruise ships. Unfortunately, when my mother died, my father had a series of health issues and couldn’t travel alone. One spring break my husband and I invited him to take a simple cruise to Mexico with us and our two youngest children. We hoped to encourage him that his life hadn’t completely narrowed to just…
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With the summer weather, more skin is exposed here in California and the tattoos are coming out. Some of them are beautiful, many are intricate and astonishing. I often stop and try to figure out what they are and why folks chose that particular item. Sometimes it’s obvious. Sometimes I shake my head. But body art always reminds me of a…
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