Yes With Joy

Ladies’ Night In was last night. Each month, I invite a few female friends to get together and chat at my home. In October, we had a bonfire. November was busy and I was out of town more than I was in (or so it seemed), so we skipped November. December’s Ladies’ Night In was a bust. Only two people could come. But as the date neared, we decided to go to downtown Chicago and ended up with five of us. Two friends from downtown could now join us. We had a great time, but at 11:45 I was yawning and had to call it quits. It was still an hour before I got home and slipped into bed. Read the rest of this entry »

Start from where you are at.  This sounds simple enough, especially if you think of something like taking a walk.  But it is amazing how often we are uncomfortable with where we are.

Certain things stick in my mind.  I remember an incident that happened 10 years ago as if it just happened.  I was driving Shoshi, who was 12 at the time, to a tutor.  We were in the left hand turn lane on Route 60 facing west turning south onto Route 83.  This turn is seared into my brain because Read the rest of this entry »

What do fear and faith have in common? They both require you to believe in something you can’t see.

Joel Osteen