Fire and Lions Why did Daniel have to go into the Lion’s Den? Why the Shadrach, Meshech and Abednego have to go into the furnace? Why didn’t God save them? He could have…He can do anything! Right? My husband Jeff has claimed for years that I live life looking for my field of clovers. I…
My List Two days before I started my fast, I made my list. It was a list of undefined, incomplete, unfinished issues in my world. At first I was thinking that it would be important to track these things to be able to record any changes at the end of my 31 days. BUT that…
Back in School – for the first time Last August after I returned home from an extended trip – I was sick. Not physically, but mentally. I was sick of me. I was sick and tired of feeling as if I could not explain what or how I believe. I was 50 years old! When…
On September 23, 2009 I began this blog as a way to record the ever changing-changes that were happening in the lives of my family and myself. 130 entries later, our lives barely resemble what they were a short 24 months ago. This past September I felt it was time for some new challenges, new…
These are few terms that will enhance your Oktoberfest experience: aufstöin (v.): to donate a beer. Batzerl (n.): small amount of something. biddscheen (n.): please, can also mean “here you are” when someone is giving or serving something. Brezn (n.): Bavarian pretzel. Aesthetically twined string of dough, baked to a pastry. At the Oktoberfest, the…