Who remembers playing the game “Uncle?” It was kind of a mean game, actually, if memory serves me correctly. Someone would inflict some kind of pain or torment on you until you were ready to quit. Ready to admit defeat. Cry for mercy. Uncle! Enough! I give up. Have you ever felt that way in life? Yea, me too. Life ...
Today is Monday, but it’s not just any Monday. My kids are off school, my husband is working on the car before heading in to the church, and I’m back at work myself (just taking a little writing break in between tasks). It’s not just any Monday. It’s the Monday after Easter. And Easter is a big deal in church-dom. ...
We’re in between seasons here in Ohio, in that transition phase between winter and spring. It’s not as cold as it was. Thank God! I think it was below zero more than it was above this year. But it’s not warm yet either. Trust me. I’ve sat bundled up with coats and blankets at two track meets now. It might be ...
I have a confession to make. It’s not anything bad…just something you might not know about me yet. I am driven. That’s my personality. I’m driven – especially driven to finish. If I start a puzzle, I don’t stop until it’s done. I’ve been known to do a 1000 piece puzzle in two or three days. If I’m reading a ...
I’ve flown dozens of times, and I’ve never felt the need to study flying before I got on the plane. Never. I don’t understand lift and velocity. I’ve never been in a cockpit. Never learned the names of the instruments or what they do. If something happened to the pilot, I’d be the last person you’d want to take over ...