My husband and I were traveling from Florida to the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio for an appointment to treat his congestive heart failure. Our evening flight to Cleveland had been canceled,...

I was attending the Saturday men’s breakfast at the church. The featured speaker was a man who did chalk drawings as he gave a motivational talk. He began with a large,...

I was watching the clouds with my grandfather one day, looking for shapes in them. My grandfather asked me, “Do you know what clouds are?” I thought, Clouds form when water...

When I was in college, I participated in a volunteer program in Thailand with a group of 20 other students where we helped teach English to children in local daycare centers...

Every Saturday I go out for dinner with my family. One family member always wants Chinese food, but I enjoy trying different cuisines. It is challenging to pick a restaurant we...

While away on a short trip, I left a potted plant outdoors in the direct heat in an unshaded area. That was a mistake. I returned home to find the plant’s...

When I was 70 years old, my doctor told me that I had a hernia and would have to undergo an operation. Prior to that I had not experienced any health...

My vision blurred, and everything looked yellow and green. I felt like I would be sick and might fall down on the basketball court. I could hardly recognize anyone and struggled...

Most days when I get up, I grab a cup of coffee, my Bible, and my journal. Journaling my prayers and thoughts in a spiral notebook has become my habit. I...