January 31 – National Hot Chocolate Day

Did you know there’s a difference between hot chocolate and hot cocoa? Before I get to the answer, here are some facts about chocolate: In the U.S. we interchange the terms hot chocolate and hot cocoa, but there is a difference. Melted, high-quality chocolate is poured into milk to become hot chocolate. Hot cocoa is […]
My Most Enjoyable Reads in 2024

When I finished my latest book in my Kindle app, I noticed the “See More Reading Insights” box. So I clicked and my reading stats popped up. The “What You’ve Finished” box got my attention. Since this is the time of the year for reviews of the past 364 days, I clicked that link. Fifteen […]
Getting Used To Seeing Differently

The journey is over. It’s been a four-month process from the initial appointment confirming cataracts to the last session to lock in the final adjustment for my vision with the light adjustable lens. What is the big takeaway from this experience? Get used to different. Because I have monovision, my right eye sees long distance […]
The New Vision Journey continues

In July, I thought I would begin my vision-tweaking process. An examination of my eyes showed that they were still swollen from the surgery, so the UV procedure was postponed for a week. In the meantime, I had to put a salve on my inner eyelids at night to help reduce the swelling. By the […]
My New Vision Journey

In May, I shared about my appointment with an ophthalmologist to examine my cataracts and discuss the surgery. I had two options for the kind of lens to be implanted—either a fixed IOL (intraocular lens) or a LAL (Light Adjustable Lens). I decided to get the LAL, and that surgery was done near the end […]
Eyes on Him

So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. 2 Corinthians 4:18 NLT The day after Mother’s Day, on my birthday, I had […]
Watch Out for the Weeds of Bitterness

A life lesson unfolded with a crop of poke in the spring of 2015 when I was clearing an area for a garden. Unlike the beneficial dandelion, this weed’s berries, leaves, and root are toxic. In fact, the taproot of this invasive plant can go a foot deep and is roughly four inches thick with […]
Seven Blessings for the New Year: Rest

Let there be REST in your life. May you cultivate and practice the art of resting, knowing when to rest and enjoy the quietness to hear the still, small voice of God, the One who created rest for you And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a […]
Seven Blessings for the New Year: Dominion

Let there be DOMINION in your life. May you saturate your area of influence with God’s creativity, revelation, counsel, power, love, and awe that can only be uniquely expressed by you. And you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8 […]
Seven Blessings for the New Year: Reproduction

Let there be REPRODUCTION in your life. May you continue to reproduce good fruit for God that multiplies into the tenth generation and beyond. Those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall bear fruit in old age; they shall be fresh and flourishing […]