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Embedded in a stained glass window in a church where Steve once pastored are two pennies, a testimony of a young boy. He was blind, and the inscription on the window reads, “Robert Euliss, Blind Boy.” I asked the members there if any of them remembered the story about this window, or why two LincolnContinue reading “Two Small Pennies”

Mom was out watering in the garden, and decided I needed a bouquet of flowers to brighten my day. She packed a lot of goodness into a small vase! Larkspur, marigolds, Cosmos, salvia, day-lilies, Shasta Daisy, coleus, fern frond, zinnias snapdragon, blanket flower, parsley. Sometimes we spend so much time in the garden focusing onContinue reading “A Bouquet of Goodness”

For quite a long time, I have been buried under my “To Do” list. My paid job, house repairs, upkeep on our property, a greenhouse full of starts and seedlings, planting a garden, helping my mom with her projects…so much “stuff.” I kept saying, “I need a break.” “I need some rest!” There’s an oldContinue reading “Come Be With Me”

When I first started out as a hospital chaplain, there was a phrase in vogue at the time which suggested “Sit with it.” No doubt this was a reference to the thought and reflection a person could do when something unfortunate or sad or challenging occurs. When a disappointment or setback occurs. So many ofContinue reading “Since You’re Sitting Down…”