Off The Grid

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 Because I’m not a cold weather fan, I spend most of the winter season holed up indoors yearning for fresh air and sunshine. It’s the warmer temperatures of spring that finally lure me beyond the four walls. Outside, my senses work overtime to absorb the springtime emergence as the forests come alive,…

More Than A Number

Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Several months ago I shared the story of a family whose lives were changed forever by one man’s choice to drive under the influence of alcohol. For the second part of this series I recounted my voluntary visit to the courthouse in support of my colleague as he spoke at a…

A Toast ‘Em Pastries Flashback

February 21, 2017 “Hey, stay here and get the lunch meat. I’m gonna grab some chicken,” I said to my youngest then turned to walk away. “Do they have good chicken here?” she asked. Her question stopped me in my tracks. “I don’t know. If they don’t, I won’t get any.” Leaving her at the…

31 Women of the Bible – A Book Review

January 24, 2017 This month’s book review focuses on the B&H title: 31 Women of the Bible. 31 Women of the Bible provides short vignettes (one and a half pages) of information about each of the 31 women, and concludes with The Takeaway and Food For Thought (three questions). While the Food for Thought questions…

Seeing More than Skeins of Yarn

  January 17, 2017 Most people will never personally know this man or his work. A behind-the-scenes kind of guy (and yet somewhat of a low key Michigan and Internet phenomenon) he is not one to let neither his age nor his health keep him down or hold him back.1 In fact, in spite of…

A Christmas Favorite

Tuesday, December 6, 2016 ‘Tis the season for all things Christmas! Seasonal music, however, seems to ring out at my house even in the summer. Not by me but by my oldest. She loves Christmas music! I do too, but I typically save those tunes for the day after Thanksgiving through the day after Christmas.…