Moving into our new house comes with a lot of work: organizing, purging, and cleaning. It seems as if there are hundreds of decisions to be made each day, like where to hang a picture, which picture it should be, and the best way to hang it. I feel as if I’m drowning in the...
In everything, give thanks. Holidays, especially those at the end of the year, are not easy for me. It’s a time when memories of years past spent with family and thoughts of the future life without them intrude on the present, making it difficult for me to focus and be...
Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again, rejoice! – Saint Paul from a Roman prison cell. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. – Jesus on the...
A few years ago I was asked to help during the wedding of a dear friend. The wedding took place outdoors amongst the trees in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It was a beautiful setting, made all the more beautiful for the story behind their marriage. Both the bride and groom had searched...