As I sat down in the scooter cart at Walmart today the greeter said, “You got lucky. You got the fast one.” Let’s just say I was hopeful, but his definition of fast and mine are two completely different things. In my world “fast” is more than .25 miles an hour. I could walk faster … Continue reading Walmart Scooter Racing

The majority of my nature writings are related to the mountains and surrounding beauty. I am a mountain girl pure and simple. Always have been. It’s where God speaks most clearly to my heart. However, about once a year, usually in the summer right after vacation, I write a piece or two about the ocean. … Continue reading Dancing with the Wind

1 in 10,000. That is how many women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer in stage one. I am one of those. I am rare, and rarity increases the value of something. My illness did not change my value in God’s eyes, only in my own. Cancer forces you to look at the world from a … Continue reading Created For Greatness

I just had a delightful conversation with a 91-year-old friend of mine, who happens to be an award-winning poet. She and I made a magical connection several years ago when I invited her into my classroom to talk about poetry. She led the students on a lesson of discovery when they created a progressive poem … Continue reading Poetry

Surgery is successfully done, but not without my usual little complications. Originally, I was scheduled for 7:30 a.m. this morning…to arrive at 5:30 a.m. However, my doctor had a doctor’s appointment. Kind of funny to think of it, but I guess they have to go to the doctor too. Fortunately, I found this out last … Continue reading Weakness = Strength

The date has been set for my knee surgery…Thursday. This Thursday. I know that is quick, but to get it in before school I had to get on the calendar. To be honest, I will be glad to have it over with. As most of you know, I am a person with medical phobias. That … Continue reading Surgery

I was driving through town today, trying to avoid the tourist traffic. I scooted around on a back street when I saw something beautiful…a red house with a tin roof. Hedges all around it were trimmed. The porch had plants and white ladder-back chairs. It was a beautiful scene…but the most beautiful part was not … Continue reading Simplicity

Each summer, about 150 people from our church go and hang out with about 200 men who are recovering alcoholics and drug addicts at The Potter’s House. It is a place of healing, where men go to find the hope that Christ brings in order to reclaim their lives from addiction. We grill out and … Continue reading The Potter’s House

There is some controversy in Cancerland about when you officially become a survivor. The patients feel that the day you are diagnosed you become a survivor, because each day after it you are walking forward. The medical establishment, on the other hand, says it is once you have completed your treatment. I believe that I … Continue reading July 7th Woooohooo!!!

What is the difference between hope and expectation? Is there one? Just wondering. It seems to me that hope is the belief that things will turn out for the best, whereas expectation is the belief that things will turn out as we want them to. Slight, but significant difference. Hope doesn’t know the outcome, but … Continue reading Hope or Expectation