“I am head and not tail,” I announced to the plant which sat in a prominent place on my desk since I received it.  It had not budded in anyway.  Around August last year, someone beautified our ladies room at work with small plants on the long marble counter at the sink. It created a lovely ambience. One morning I was admiring them when a colleague walked in.  “These are really beautiful! Aren’t they?” I declared.  “Yes, they are,” she responded, “Do you want one for your desk

We were at a Marriage Retreat. My husband and I decided to take pictures. I placed my pocketbook on a chair while we were taking pictures. I grabbed it as we were walking away from that location to take pictures in another area of the room. I was so happily engrossed in capturing the moment that I forgot to pick up my pocketbook after we were done in the second location. Some time later, my friend told me to post my pictures in a group chat. It was then that I realized I didn

You never know when it'll be your turn to sit on the front pew of a church. It's not a position of power or status, but one of deep pain and grief. I am currently sitting on pew number 8 and as I look toward the front of the church, this provoking thought arose in my spirit. "You never know when you will be on the front pew." As that thought lingers, I had another gut wrenching thought. "You never know when you'll be front and center in that casket." Death has such a painful

A year ago, I was called to see a client at the CCS unit (Community Crisis Stabilization). It was in the afternoon when I was instructed by my supervisor to have a mental health evaluation with a client who did not speak English. When I arrived at the unit, a nurse who was in her late 40s accompanied me to this client's room. The door was closed, so the nurse knocked and pushed this door. The client was laying down flat on her stomach on the floor. She saw both of us, and she

What do you do when the year starts out with more problems than promises? I've heard some so-called experts proclaiming that 2026 will be the year of increased opportunities, financial gains, personal growth, major career breakthroughs, etc. I am not sure why or when they came up with those proclamations, but my reality for the first two weeks of the year is quiet different. My reality has been more like Habakkuk 3:17. "The fig tree has not blossomed, neither has fruit been f

It was a day we were all looking forward to. The Third and Fourth Grade classes were extremely excited as we made our way to the Boston Science Museum on that beautiful Thursday morning. I dropped the children off at the doors of the museum and left to park. The parking should have taken five minutes max, but it was one hour later before I returned to the parking garage and the group. When I pulled away from the curb where I left the children and another chaperone, I should h

"I am rich," proclaimed James. This was his response to receiving many calls and visits from friends and family for his 95th birthday....

Have you ever felt stuck? As if you are dying a spiritual death and cannot seem to move forward? Do not be discouraged, because God is...