Musings from the Midwest

I was looking through some old pictures the other day and came across a birthday card I received in 1986 when I was preparing to move from Las Vegas to Northern Virginia. I was working in a casino with a very good job when I met someone and decided to move East. It...

We were driving home from a doctor's appointment a while back and saw the license plate in front of us that said "NUNYABIZ." I immediately thought of a friend I have known for many, many years who used that expression all the time. It's funny how something that...

The weeks have worn on and I am still in therapy for my broken shoulder. I thought it would be over by now and my arm and shoulder would be back to normal. But it's not over and it isn't back to normal. What to do? Continue to persevere...with the pain. Oh yes, the...

On a Friday evening last April, I stood up from my sofa to walk into another room. As I did, I caught my foot on a piece of furniture, and was catapulted into the air, falling and landing hard on my left shoulder. I knew as soon as it happened that it was a bad injury. At first, I could not sit up and I could not move my arm. I had to hold it close to my body with my other hand. The pain was intense.

I volunteer with a non-profit organization that assists men and women coming out of prison, who are trying to rebuild their life. The following was written by Dave, one of the success stories from this group, written to people who are on the same journey. It is a...

A few months ago the pastor of the church we are attending passed out a card to everyone attending. The card said, "God, what are you calling me into?" He suggested we put it up somewhere in our home where it would remind us to ask the question of God for us...