by inkspots53@hotmail.com | Jun 19, 2018 | Family
I just spent a week in San Diego. It’s true, what they say — San Diego has perfect weather and the scenery is breath-taking. In the middle of our vacation week, I learned that a dear man from our church fellowship had unexpectedly passed away. I had joined...
by inkspots53@hotmail.com | Jun 1, 2018 | Faith, Five Minute Friday
May was a crazy month. We moved my Dad from one assisted living facility to another, celebrated Mother’s Day at my house with extended family, and trips were made to Chicago and Tennessee. Whew! In the midst of that busyness, I lost the rhythm of daily time...
by inkspots53@hotmail.com | May 18, 2018 | Five Minute Friday
Can you keep a secret? I’m a bit of a loner. Most people might not suspect it, but I’d rather sit quietly in a corner with my nose in a book than work a room. Or spend a day puttering around the house, talking to the cat and doing mundane chores than...
by inkspots53@hotmail.com | May 10, 2018 | Family
I watched my Mom do this thing with grace — and sometimes with frustration. This “sandwich generation” season I find myself in has me thinking about my Mom a lot. It’s been nearly three years since she passed, rather suddenly and too soon, and...
by inkspots53@hotmail.com | May 7, 2018 | Faith, Inspirational
Details from a watercolor I created some 30 years ago in an art class I took with my Dad, the real artist who inspires me every day. He showed us how to do it. It was the first communion, the last supper, and Jesus demonstrated the act that binds, that heals, that...
