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 Have you ever wondered….”Was my life planned?”  Was I a surprise to my parents?   Or, could I have been plan B instead of plan A?   Such thoughts are usually not shared on your birthday while opening gifts.  My story begins as an unwanted baby who entered this world with the absence of parents. I wasContinue reading “AN ADOPTION STORY”

Hallmark cards are lovely, but sometimes they just aren’t available.   This setting took place on my first day of work at this new company.   I was being shown around the area in which I would be working.  After the tour of the facility I was taken to where my desk would be.   It takes timeContinue reading “A 3 x 5 BIRTHDAY CARD”

There was a season in my life, which all people can experience, where I felt a deep sense of depression.   We had just experienced another move to the northwest.   Nothing was wrong really, but I was experiencing a type of grieving.   When you move from one area of the country to another, it involves moreContinue reading “ROSES IN THE BUSHES”

You might want to sit down and get real comfortable when reading this short story.   And before you ask, “Yes, this is a true story.”   My husband might not be keen on me admitting that, but I must. My husband and I were only married a little over three years.  We were still getting toContinue reading “INTRODUCTION TO OUR NEIGHBORS”

Another move transpired when we moved from Arizona to British Columbia, Canada.   We were coming out of an arid area of the United States to the lush northwest where there is an abundance of “liquid sunshine.”  We hadn’t lived in this area of Canada for a number of years, but circumstances orchestrated a return toContinue reading “HELP FOR A FRIEND – for such a time as this”

You know you never know how your day will unfold when you rise in the morning.   God has an agenda for His children (those who have given their lives over to Him), and we have no idea of how we’re to participate in His plans.  But He has an incredible way of “inviting us” toContinue reading “COME AND SEE ME — ANYTIME”

For those of you who dread the after-effects of anesthesia, you will appreciate some of the details about this post-surgery scenario.  Now I realize that some people can awake from anesthesia and are slowly cognizant of their bearings, but I am not one of them. The story will be short and sweet (poor word usedContinue reading “COMPASSION – UP CLOSE & PERSONAL”

This story is one of the most delightful and personal surprises of my life.   Like any woman, I do not post my age at the local post office or publish it on Facebook.   If you are interested, my age is older than some and younger than others.   If you are a physician, you would beContinue reading “CHOSEN”

There are so many ways to tenderly touch the lives of people who have suffered.   As I reminisce about the experiences I’ve had with others in this delicate and emotional area, I find that it still brings before me a tenderness of heart and emotion.  Most all of us have experienced some kind of aContinue reading “REMEMBERING THE LOSSES OF OTHERS”

This experience was a unique opportunity to show God’s love and practical care.  I’m an outdoor, work-in-the-garden and get-your-hands-dirty type of homemaker.   There is something therapeutic about moving about in the dirt, rocks and grass.  My fingernails can attest to the fact that they’ve been active participants in my yard care events.  There’s been moreContinue reading “ROCK ARRANGEMENT”