Good morning, In Minnesota, a very big deal is when the ice goes out from our lakes. The ice covered lake is very still, no movement and it turns gray. It takes warm weather but most of all wind to get rid of the ice. One minute you are looking at the gray and the … Continue reading One Minute →

Good morning, Do you feel the lift in your spirit this week? Is your joy and hope renewed? I'm not sure what it is, maybe fear is going away with all the vaccines, but people are reconnecting! I can feel it in the air. We are meant to care and think about others. Even the … Continue reading Sidewalk Hopscotch →

Good morning, As I write this I have been in the mountains of Colorado for a week skiing and taking in: the beautiful sky, snow covered trees, mountain peaks off in the distance, a beautiful white church steeple with tree covered hills behind it as you leave the Walmart parking lot! It is such a … Continue reading A Funny Picture →

Good morning, I commissioned my very talented nephew, Andy Sandberg, to do a collage on canvas for me of Jesus looking up and smiling toward heaven at God. I love it! A collage has so much texture and the whole canvas paints the picture all with torn paper. Not easy to do and Andy nailed … Continue reading Collage on Canvas →

Good morning, I saw a sermon on positive faith this morning. It really hit home with me. Positive faith is speaking what you hope for, not rehearsing a negative thing that you have. My awesome friend Marla and I just did a three-day road trip from Florida to Minnesota. We would speak Psalm 91 over … Continue reading What You Hope For! →

Good morning, Last night our family received a short little video from my dad's caregiver, Kari. The video was of him looking at the Book of Memories we made for him. Kari texted, "It was a fun night hearing stories of Christmas and Molly the Collie. It was quite the memory party in his room … Continue reading Quite the Memory Party →

Good morning, Are you feeling different this year? Are you thinking, "Silly question!" Everyone on Earth is going through change this year!! Funny how united we all are and at the same time isolated. Our church, Westwood, put up thousands of lights, made hot chocolate, hired a darling llama and gave out a cookie as … Continue reading Speak to the Heart →

Good morning, Do you know what today is? A new day! Yep, it is all that we are promised right now. My grandson, Beau, turns five years old tomorrow and yesterday my beautiful mom fell and broke her hip. We all have something wonderful and painful going on most of the time. If Jesus is … Continue reading Beau and Bernie →

Good morning, I have been reading the Psalms the last couple of weeks and man, is it good! David, the author of most of the Psalms, has every problem we do. Nothing is ever new under the sun! He faces enemies, failure, depression, fear, homelessness, anger, hope, joy, trust, faith. He writes about all of … Continue reading Nothing is Ever New Under the Sun! →

Good morning, I was having coffee with my mom and a few others on Saturday and we started listing "Bob Blader-isms." Bob is my dad and he is the most positive person you will ever meet. He has just been through Covid-19 at 89 years old and is recovering really well. He is such a … Continue reading Never Better! →