I remember when death first knocked close to home; it was the passing of grandma and prior to grandma it was the passing of my uncle and his wife. Grandma’s passing took us all by surprise. Maybe because in my eyes she was most filled with life, nowhere near the arms of death (at the ...
I woke up this morning in the comfort of my home. The air smelled fresh, my heart was beating at it’s usual pace, and LIFE seemed oh so ever present. Sunrise was breaking in, and spots of darkness fading away. The morning seemed chilly, but not nearly enough to keep us at home. This was ...
It’s true what they say, that the most meaningful of life’s gifts, are those that come free. The gifts that cost us nothing to give, and the ones that always bring back more to us than we had hoped or dreamt of. Life is precious in that precious little way. When life tells us to ...
Hi there - The gals are out swimming with my neighbors and I thought to myself – What a PERFECT time to blog. So here I am, writing my first blog post today, and hoping that before am done with this sentence, I will have something meaningful to say. Well, I do have something, I ...
Hi Friends - Riding the train is such an eye opener. Never in my wildest of dreams, would I envision the reality of a view such as this, from a train seat. My daily trips to Los Angeles, have been nothing but real. An experience I thought least possible from a seat on a train ...
Waoh!! Hi guys - Hope you are all enjoying yourselves, in this life that we love and sometimes not so love, yet with all its ups and downs, we are to embrace it. My days and weeks have been crazy. As you might have noticed. It’s been a little difficult posting as frequently as I ...
It’s always a pleasure joining California Victory Church on their monthly homeless outreach program This past Saturday was no different. The usual need and desperation loomed thickly in the air, like a cloud about to burst out rain, or like a mother ready for birth. It was for a lack of a better word, a ...
The Salvation Army Hospitality House – Emergency Homeless Shelter It always feels like the first time It never is the same Giving is like the blessings He says are new every morning. And no matter how many times you give, there is always a freshness for that very moment. His wonders, awe me. They leave ...
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Mya (right) with Jana, at one of our homeless outreach missions Handing out food at one of our homeless outreach missions Vicky (left) we met during one of our homeless outreach mission Dale (left) My daughters and I met Dale as we were leaving a restaurant in Anaheim Becoming a Blessing To The Homeless There ...
Many are the times we begin our week, with ourselves in mind. Not because we are always to be self seeking, but because we are human. And being human means – we are to think of ourselves, to worry, and to seek most often for ourselves. And then comes those days. Those days that come ...
It’s that time again Another school year has come to an end It’s been such a beautiful ride. The teachers have gone above and beyond, and have blessed us oh so much May you be blessed oh so much teachers. Mrs R and Mrs K They are God’s angels put here for such a time ...
I remember when they were born. How can I ever forget? They entered this world to bring me a blessing from above. Their bubbly faces, with sometimes moments of irritation, they came all the same and blessed my heart oh so much. And as years have gone by, they have grown and I have grown. ...
“Let’s get ready,” I say to them. The girls have asked all morning if ever we will leave the house. My answer, well it was simple – “I don’t know.” How do we ever know? Life is filled with such awesome surprises. And yes, it’s not always that we are able to see right through ...
The joys of the blessings of the LORD come even through DISNEY and his crew. What a way to see the purity of the LOVE of Jesus, through the eyes of children such as these. And its a day like this that I am reminded that truly the KINGDOM of HEAVEN belongs to such as ...
