Annabel Hartman mentored me in many ways since I first met her in 1983. She and her husband, Grover, were members of Center United Methodi...

Anna, our second daughter, used to be the director of marketing and media for an independent jewelry story in Portland, Oregon. When we vi...

Tuesday, as I walked into the hospital where I'm a volunteer, I held open the door for the person behind me. I heard a voice say chuck...

"I'm copying my own obituary," she said nonchalantly, while I was waiting to use the library copy machine. "That'...

Welcoming Angels We arrived at the First United Methodist Church  of New Castle, Indiana, in June, 1976, for Mike's first appointme...

Crafting Happiness "Crafting Happiness" an article in Whole Living  magazine (June, 2010) speaks to the value of hands-on work...

Showing up is a phrase I use almost every day. Just this morning I was talking to a woman at the YMCA. She mentioned her reluctance to get o...