Take a Break

i just watched a samsung commercial on texting FASTER than ever !  i thought YES i would like to text faster than ever.  i find myself skipping letters, words, punctuation - just to TEXT faster.  i look for ways to say MORE with less words and speed in texting seems to be my friend. of course it's that way with just about everything.  how to make meals quicker - clean my house better with less time and so my wish list goes on and on.  over the last several years i have paid special … [Read more...]

Grief and Loss-sometimes saying NOTHING is best

grief and loss can be uncomfortable subjects for christians.  i am not sure why but for some reason we have a hard time talking about these particular subjects.  the truth is "none of us are getting out of here alive !" that being said most of us aren't comfortable talking about death.  and most of us aren't comfortable with grief.  some feel we shouldn't cry at funerals - others feel it's good to "let it all out".  some funerals are filled with sadness - others are looked at as "homegoing … [Read more...]

Grieving – In Memory of Savannah

over the years i've interviewed hundreds of people.  quite honestly, i've enjoyed and learned something from just about every single interview. today i interviewed jennifer scharfenstein.  we talked about the difficult subject of grieving.  jennifer and her husband jody children are not strangers to tragedy and grieving.  they lost their beautiful daughter, savannah in 2006 in what would be described as a tragic and freak accident.  after church the scharfenstein's and their children … [Read more...]