First, you decide if you are going to let your years or your abilities limit you. Life is a balancing act between constraining limitations and endless possibilities. There are some precocious babies, bright and winsome but they won’t be talking to their parents at six months. Being in the baby…

He searches our hearts — “You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.” (Psalm 139:1–2, NIV) In my first church, testimonies were a weekly feature of public worship, often on a busy street corner. During evangelistic meetings, these testimonies…

Make the recipients feel valued Weeks after the holidays, some of us are still talking about our gifts. Like me, you are probably wearing a coat or clothes given years ago that remind you of someone’s thoughtfulness. Gifts are objects we can use but aren’t always about things. We can…

Jo Ann Harris, in writing on “Retirement Was Invented So That People Can Feel They Have Dis-ease In Their Body”, asked a pertinent question. “What is life like for 90-year-olds? Do they still have vocational ambitions? Do they still crave love, sex and intimacy? I responded: “Same as any adult…

My cat needs an intervention. After my husband’s accident, he transformed me into his emotional support human. During the cold nights, he and the dogs shared a heated space. He shared the builders during the day. Unsettled by change and resenting dogs and men, he vented. …

I enjoy the gift of each day by doing what gives me joy — Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything.” (Luke 5:5, NIV) This sentence evokes tiredness, disappointment, and frustration from a long working day. In the gospel, Jesus intervened, and Simon and the other disciples got more fish than they wanted. My years as an employee God helps those who help themselves…