Let’s Eat the Meat

Let’s Eat the Meat

Name something you do every single day that is both absolutely necessary and completely gratifying: YOU EAT! Eating is both essential and enjoyable. It’s a basic need and a welcome treat.  The scriptures use the analogy of eating to help us understand how...
Front-Row Enthusiasm

Front-Row Enthusiasm

Once, I won a contest that sent our family to a Pittsburgh Pirates game in seats smack-dab behind the dugout. PNC Park is lauded as one of the most beautiful baseball stadiums in MLB, so there aren’t any bad seats, as the stunning Pittsburgh skyline envelops fans...
The Next Chapter

The Next Chapter

As I walked through the aisle of Hobby Lobby, the sign, “I trust the next chapter because I know the author,” got my attention. I was struck by these words, and I began to ponder them.  What is a next chapter? Perhaps it is a move across state lines, marriage,...
A letter to my teenage daughter

A letter to my teenage daughter

Your favorite thing as a teenager—unsolicited advice from an adult.  I remember that feeling and still fall victim to it when older, wiser people try to impart nuggets of wisdom. So, I apologize in advance but will still carry on with this note. I was your age...
The Apps That So Easily Beset Us

The Apps That So Easily Beset Us

My job as a physical therapist brings me into people’s homes to work with their special needs kids.  One particular kid I work with is unable to stand or walk because of the severity of his cerebral palsy. However he has a good chance of being able to walk if he...