What is love?

I’ve been thinking about blood transfusions today.   My dear friend in southern California has been texting me asking prayer for her granddaughter who wound up in the ICU.   Due to the serious nature of the medical emergency, her…

My friend’s complex spine surgery was on Monday.  By Saturday the hospital was ready to discharge her  …  which seemed rather insane to me, considering how intense her surgery was!   But by Saturday she herself was more than…

I do not have much experience when it comes to hospitals.   Basically, my only experience with hospitalization was when I had my babies.   Therefore, I assumed that after my friend’s intense spine surgery, her hospital stay would probably…

Whenever I have thought about the topic of patience in the past, it has always been in terms of “short-term” patience.   However, after walking with my friend this past week & a half through her intense complex spine…

When God first created the world, at the beginning of all time, everything was spectacularly perfect.   In the opening chapters of Genesis, in the Bible, we see that God delighted in having a close relationship with the very…

None of us are perfect.  Sooner or later those whom we care about will fail us.  And invariably we’ll fail them.  They will make mistakes;  they will make poor choices.   Life will “life” on them with sickness, hospitalization, job loss, heartache, etc. …   Eventually…

The lighthouse in the photo below is Kilauea Point Light, located on the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge.  The land the lighthouse sits on has been designated as a protected “safe place” for seabirds and other local wildlife.   It is a wonderful…

We each are unique and completely different.  Hubby is very matter-of-fact and logical … much like the light beacon pictured below.  It is a simple basic light beacon - gets the job done without a lot of drama.   I, on…

It takes courage to love tenaciously!   It takes courage for love to stand rock-solid and weather the storms!   It takes courage to warn those we love of things in their life that could “shipwreck” them.   It takes courage to shine the light through the lonely fog. …

When hubby and I arrived at the parking lot for Cape Blanco Lighthouse, everything was socked in with dense thick heavy fog!   From the parking lot, it was tempting to just hop over the guardrail fence and proceed…