How To Deal With A Friend Whose Coversation Style Is Oppositional… Don’t!

I spent a lot of time recently with someone I have known for years. A pattern emerged which at first was just annoying, but in time has caused me to actually go as far as to rethink the friendship. Our conversations are usually superficial and light hearted when we are together. Lately they have been … Continue reading How To Deal With A Friend Whose Coversation Style Is Oppositional… Don’t! →

We Don’t Have A Mixed Marriage… We Are Both White

This was what my husband responded to our Pastor when he asked us about how we navigated life in our mixed marriage. The Pastor glanced at me and I laughed. I knew what he meant. My husband was Catholic and I am a Lutheran. From my husbands point of view we are both Christian which … Continue reading We Don’t Have A Mixed Marriage… We Are Both White →

My Side of the Bed

From the very beginning, my hubby had his side of the bed. Even when travelling, whether we stayed in a hotel or someone's home, he had his side of the bed. I remember once in a motel, trying to convince him to switch with me. After all, it isn't a familiar room. Lets face it, … Continue reading My Side of the Bed →

My Family Lived Next Door To Nazi Germany, History Repeats

My parents are from Denmark and when WW 2 ended in September 1945, they had to apply to the Government for permission to marry as my Mom was only 17. Three years and five months later they boarded a ship with two year old twins and a four month old baby. They were headed for … Continue reading My Family Lived Next Door To Nazi Germany, History Repeats →

What Is The Truth?

My morning newspaper perusal showed an ongoing saga of the USA Iran war of words. We are negotiating says one. Nope says the other. Yes they are. No we are not. And round and round we go. This scenario plays out daily regarding the conflict no one seems to want. Well, almost no one. The … Continue reading What Is The Truth? →

The Healing Powers Of Solitude

There has been a longstanding agreement among my children that there is the ghost of an old lady living in my basement yoga room. They all agree she exists and their interactions with her range quite a bit. I have never felt anything although our dog would never go into the room. And one day … Continue reading The Healing Powers Of Solitude →

Who Picks The Music At Kids Sporting Events?

I watch a lot of hockey. Not on TV but of course at all of the local rinks. My kids and grandkids. Before the games start and during play stoppage loud tunes are broadcast throughout the arena. A few weekends ago, I travelled to Edmonton with my granddaughter for a few exhibition games while my … Continue reading Who Picks The Music At Kids Sporting Events? →

Man I Love A Good Snow Day

I was in the mountains this last weekend for my granddaughters hockey tournament. The weather was beautiful, my daughters family stayed at my cabin and it was a really great time. And then the weather changed. We walked into the arena with warm weather and very little snow on the ground. We walked out of … Continue reading Man I Love A Good Snow Day →

I Don’t Want To Be A Christian… They Make Me Look Bad

This was a statement my youngest daughter Drew made some years ago. And you know something, I completely get it. It is hard not to see how some Christians hide behind their lily-white Christian veneer, which covers their somewhat non Christian hearts. All Christians are not built alike. That is true of every religion, but … Continue reading I Don’t Want To Be A Christian… They Make Me Look Bad →

Why Are You Trying To Make Me Sad?

I was sharing with a friend one day a little story about my grandson. Louie loves hockey. When we are together our conversations are all hockey. Well it is less of a conversation than it is a steady stream of everything he knows about hockey interspersed with questions. Sadly, my answers are lacking but he … Continue reading Why Are You Trying To Make Me Sad? →