Opening my eyes

One of the things that I asked for, in prayer, before my trip to Mexico, was to feel at peace about the animals there. When we went to Costa Rica a few years ago, there were so many straggly and skinny dogs and cats around, that the only way I could mentally feel at all…

Seeing with the heart

I recently came across this photograph of my father. He was about to turn 32 years old,....the same age as my sons are now (they are  30 and 33). He looks like a little boy to me...under that serious hat and coat. When I take a moment to imagine what his life must have been,…