July 14, 2009 | 4 comments
We’re home! The trip was a success. The family drew even closer together, as usually happens on these excursions. There were moments of sharing and caring that don’t show up in ordinary life back home. We get to know each
April 4, 2009 | 1 comment
A reader forwarded a comical email to me for fun. It’s rather silly, but the message has a way of sticking in thought if improved eyesight was a recent prayer. Here it is: THE EYES If you rearrange the letters,
September 14, 2008 | 6 comments
Have you ever noticed that some people suffering hardship attract all kinds of support, love and attention, and others don’t? Could it be the attitude of the sufferer that makes the difference? A reader forwarded the below link to a
August 25, 2008 | 2 comments
While driving through another Swiss village, our tour guide pointed to a monastery on a hill in the distance. She said that her group used to visit that building years ago, but had ceased visiting it. In a moment of
August 17, 2008 | 3 comments
While driving a scenic route through part of the Alps today, we stopped at a viewpoint to take in the majesty of the mountains around us. While our eyes feasted on snowcapped Mount Blanc in the distance, our ears were