Remembering Dad

October 20 rolls around each year, and each year this day arrives with the memories of the day Dad went to be with Jesus seemingly as fresh in my memory as they were on that day. I won’t go into the details of the morning other than to say Mom, Cath and I walked out…

Family loss

Freda came to the end of her earthly life this week, and with that, the second of five sisters is gone in two months. A rather startling thought when we’ve been so used to the idea that the five sisters were living, not next door to each other, but in regular connection and in so…

What’s your gift?

A story is told of a woman who operated a daycare for children from her home. As she transported children in her car one day, a fire truck zoomed by. The kids were thrilled to see a Dalmatian on the front seat. They began a conversation about the duties of the “fire dog.” One child…