Thinking of Jany

 “I thank my God every time I remember you.”  Philippians 1:3 Since my son’s eighteenth birthday last week, my mother-in-law has been on my mind more than ever.  As the family sat around the dinner table I couldn’t help but think that Jany would have the perfect story...

Ode to Jany

I can’t even begin to put anything down right now accept the verse I just read when I opened my daily scriptures. “The God of Israel is the one who gives strength and power to his people.”  Psalm 68:35 Strength and power is exactly what is needed right now. This...
A Grateful and Blessed Birthday

A Grateful and Blessed Birthday

Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. Psalm 100:4 NASB People would ask, “What are you doing for your birthday?” I would often jokingly reply, “Having hundreds of my closest friends over to walk through...
One Day

One Day

June 3rd. I had not looked at the date all day.  If I did, I know exactly where my thoughts would have landed.  There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about my late mother-in-love, Jany.  It’s been eight years since she went to walk hand and hand with her...
Be Grateful

Be Grateful

Recently I’ve been reminded to stop and appreciate the things in life we just may take for granted and to be grateful for what we have. While visiting with a friend, who was hospitalized for over a month with COVID, we talked about how precious it is to simply breathe...