I squirmed in my seat when a speaker said, “When you walk through any cemetery, you see three things on each tombstone: the birth date, a dash and the date of death. Out of the three, the most meaningful is the dash, for it represents your life.” After a pause, he...
One evening, a few months back, I sat at my computer, my fingers dancing on the keyboard, when hubby walked in. “You won’t believe this…but it’s 95% certain I can’t go.”He’s got to be kidding! We’d planned this vacation for a year; it was paid for in full. We’d looked...
Just after my 13th birthday and only a year after we’d arrived in the United States, my parents and I visited an ophthalmologist.I sat in the examining chair with my face firmly on the chin rest and pupils dilated. As the doctor shone a bright light he said, “She did...
One hot summer day, my friend's Dad grabbed his fishing pole and called out to his kids, "Okay everybody, get your poles and get in the boat."Among giggles and silly antics echoing through the lake, all five kids climbed in the small motor boat. It rocked and swayed...
You’re invited, I’m serving appetizers at my pity party…“Lots of turkey left,” my Mom called out.I flung open the door to the fridge. “And it’s calling my name!”You’re probably doing the same thing? Grabbing those yummy leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner (an advantage...
“Okay, for the first door prize,” the MC announced at an event I keynoted recently. “The number is 0773…”As soon as those numbers were read, a man in the back of the room gave a shout, hollered and cheered, thinking he was the winner.Then a roar of laughter broke out....
“What a blessing,” I said to my dear Jewish friend visiting me, “to have the same blood as Jesus running through your veins.”She loves Yeshua (Jesus) as her savior and her love for Him is totally contagious.“Maybe I can have a little Jewish blood in me by osmosis,” I...