Orange expressions in bloom at University Hospital Anschutz gardens. I visited recently, contemplating my own admission at an open-heart surgery patient. Who would be praying for me in these lovely spaces in July? How [...]
I am dearly fond of my Nico and Diny, my Opa and Oma. They were as most pictures reflect – joyful, loving, and hopeful. My Oma was born in July 1921, in Batavia (now [...]
So much of my walk with the Lord involves some type of anticipation, of waiting, wondering, or a patient silence. Times of lengthy prayer sometimes require a specific response, and these supplications may seem [...]
What does life envision for an uncommon existence? Would this involve transformations on a grand level, or a series of small movements toward particular goals, to something more like specific attributes such as compassion, [...]
God is more interested in changing my heart than in changing my circumstances. I check my attitude and motives and realize that God always takes care of and provides for needs for each moment. [...]
For many years, I’ve observed that being married has provided me freedoms I’d never previously known: freedom to be myself, without reserve. This allowed me to relax and live in the arms of grace and acceptance, [...]