Shining Moments

The plant looked almost dead when I brought it home a few years ago. But I just couldn’t bring myself to throw it away. No, it had been the plant my mother had gotten from friends when her mother (my grandmother) had died. It had been part of my growing up as we moved...

When Light Breaks Through

  An ordinary day turns extraordinary in a moment. A simple word. A deed of kindness. A letter or email. A visit with a friend. Sometimes it almost seems like nothing extraordinary is happening but beneath the surface where we cannot see. He works He loves He breathes...

Christmas Hope

The words of the familiar song peal over the radio. “As long as there’s Christmas, I truly believe. That hope is the greatest of the gifts we receive.” Once more my heart is moved as I reflect back over the years. There have been joyous Christmases like the time my...