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September 21, 1996.  That’s how far back I have to go to tell this story.  And it seems appropriate that I tell it this week, as the...

Wanting to start blogging again, I reminded myself of a promise not to do so until I wrote about a particular story. I’ve been wanting to...

When our kids were younger, we had a nighttime routine for bedtime.  After baths, after brushing teeth, after the bedtime story and that...

There’s a meme making the rounds again in social media, starring a toddler who wants to go home after church, but his mom is still...

Wait, that sounds a bit too much like the loaded question, “Honey, does this outfit make me look too big?”  Hint to honey:  respond ‘no’...

Outside my church office, on a desk where volunteers gather during the week, there sits a candy jar.  The church staff takes turns...

Having spent one week sick in bed, and another week in Santa Fe at the hospital with my husband, Steve, I wanted to have some special...

July 2015…a tough month for the Sweeneys, ending with Steve as a passenger on a careflight ride from Raton, NM to Santa Fe.  He had been...

At church this morning (Arapaho United Methodist), we welcomed a new member into Christ’s church.  The little boy, a little more than a...

We’ve been dealing with some pretty icy and cold conditions in Dallas this last week.   I can feel the laughter from my school friends in...

Thought I’d share my most recent blog post that was picked up by D CEO/Real Estate this morning.  Enjoy! http://realestate.dmagazine.com/...

A friend of mine from Central America sent this video clip to me.  During this week of US Thanksgiving, I find it especially joyful …...

The summer of 2013: the summer that revealed our true colors. First, in May, Cheerios crafted a beautiful 30 second commercial promoting...

My Aunt Frances died of cancer a few days before my college graduation.  Anyone who’s experienced terminal illness – family or friends –...

“If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.”  – Woody Allen A friend of mine...

On the east side of IH-35, about 10 miles north of Waco, sits a small community known as West, Texas.  Before this week, not many outside...

This is a picture of a mug from a set that was given to me when I turned 40.  Yes, I know it is hard to imagine, but I passed 40 more...

Last week, we watched as President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term. With traditional pomp and circumstance, the...

I found this op-ed from Maureen Dowd and Father Kevin O’Neil in today’s NY Times to sum up much of my thoughts on finding God in tragedy....

Yesterday, we celebrated Jack’s 12th birthday.  Today we bury Steve’s grandmother. May we always remember that life is a blessing, a...