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Dear Reader: I realized a big mistake in my sign yesterday morning (that I place on the front porch when I’m out back so I won’t miss any friends stopping by)… the sign should read: “We’re in the Garden.” Because … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Ever since reading short story writer (George Saunders) graduation speech to the 2013 graduates of Syracuse University… memories of people who performed acts of kindness to myself and family have come flooding back. Let me give you one … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: From the first awakening of the first morning after my first chemo treatment (when I popped up and the plastic pail I had placed by my bed was still empty- I hadn’t gotten sick like several people had … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: A few weeks ago I happened upon an interesting story on the weekly CBS Sunday Morning Show. CBS correspondent, Mo Rocca, was interviewing acclaimed short story writer- George Saunders about his “back door” entrance into the field of writing… … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Happy Fourth of July! It is hard to believe that the summer has flown so fast and here it is…our nation’s Independence Day! If any of our Founding Fathers were still alive today…they could  use our Associate Pastor’s … Continue reading →

    Dear Reader: This photo shows Eva Cate’s baggage…packed and ready to go. Since I will be seeing her on the Fourth…tomorrow…it wasn’t as sad as it might have been. But isn’t it strange how in only five days … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Have you ever had a sneaking suspicion that there is more than one of you inside yourself? I was reading an article about the different “me’s” that exist throughout the days of our lives and I thought….”Maybe that … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The past couple of days, though they turned out fine, have definitely been a combination of “Oopsy Daisy” and “Oh me!” It started Monday night…well, actually about 2. a.m Tuesday morning. …with Eva Cate sitting straight up in … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Isn’t this quilt gorgeous? Many talented women in our church worked long and hard to create symbols of our church as a memento to our hard-working, talented Associate Pastor, who is leaving us. Sunday was our Associate … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: The older I get the more I realize how true this statement is: “Life is a beautiful struggle.” The harder we have to fight to maintain life the more beautiful it becomes. It starts to manifest itself through … Continue reading →