We danced. Every couple, after the young ones said their vows. One by one couples left the dance floor & only those who’d been married the longest remained. 52 years! They had a legacy, done what can seem impossible in an age of fractured relationships & broken people. Then, they played the song I’d heard my […]
Silence. It’s all we heard. During lunch, at the museum, throughout our entire day in Seattle. It was like the Twilight Zone episode I saw as a kid, where a man went into a realm where he was invisible, people worked, did what they needed…but never communicated. The man screamed and shouted, trying to get everyone’s attention…but […]
“He never talks to me”,”I just don’t hear His voice “,”I get silence every time I try to listen”. These phrases and more, people share when I talk to them about hearing God’s voice. Some say, “Well, God could just speak whenever He wants. Why stop, be still, and invite the voice of God?” The best […]
Imagine, a boyfriend (Or girlfriend, if your a guy reading this) who was everything you dreamed of. They were perfect in every way. They were what dreams were made of; beautiful, embodying every trait or gift you desire in a mate. They were smart, capable, beautiful from the top of their head to the tip of […]
From the moment I spotted it among the various kinds of fruit trees at the most reputable Plant Farm around, it enraptured me. I am not sure what it was? Maybe because the apples it promised to bare were actually four different colors, makes, and kinds. And that concept blew my mind. That one trunk could […]
All four kids are gone. It seems stranger. We could run errands, do house chores, which is what we usually do when space allows… But today, instead of circling our marriage around what has to be done, he takes me on a drive… Across the bridge, to the island, out on the kayaks we took our […]