Stories from a Good Life
Ordinary people – extraordinary God
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Front Row Seat to a Miracle – The Last Appointment with the Doctor
This week, we saw Adrian’s doctor for the last time. This once so tiny, fragile infant will be 18 in a couple of months, and it was time for his last checkup at the pediatric polyclinic. Here’s what our brilliant doctor has taught us about God. Following the instructions from Heaven Shortly after our son…
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Accidental Eavesdropping and Unexpected Insight into Peed Pants, Candy and Grace
I eavesdropped on a conversation the other day. I didn’t mean to, but it was impossible to ignore the exchange between a screaming toddler and his mom. She kept raising her voice while hugging him, as if to muffle her little howling hustler, but he wasn’t having any of it. He was mad, insecure, motivated…
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Face-to-Face Time – The Inconvenient Calls from Heaven
I FaceTimed my 83-year-old mother on Sunday. Usually when I FaceTime her, she puts the phone to her ear and asks me why I speak so loudly. This time, she looked straight into the camera lens and said, “Hello!” I waved excitedly, saying “Hi Mom, how are you?” She looked at me and said quietly,…
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Candles, Hygge and Earthly Tents – How Do We Speak about Faith?
Norwegians love candles. We love fireplaces, woolen socks and sheepskin rugs. Don’t judge. You would, too, if you had the Arctic circle as your next-door neighbor and spent months with little or no sun in the freezing temperatures. OK, so maybe it’s not exactly my next-door neighbor… and maybe I live in the warmest part…
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The Uneasy Bliss of Growth
I got a glimpse of his expression just as the accident occurred. Big eyes, open mouth, his body rigid as he prepared for the impact. He tipped over and the pedal slammed into his knee before scraping the shinbone. I rushed toward him as I listened. Not a sound. He was sitting on the ground…
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Brake, stop, foot down!
Thomas and Adrian were laughing as they walked through the door. It had been a long day and they were tired, but happy. Father and son had been working together throughout the day and they had quite a few stories to tell. My husband Thomas had been hired to teach a group of immigrants how…
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Do It Again, Lord! The Power of a Testimony
This weekend I talked to a wonderful young woman who was suffering from a very painful disease. My mind wandered to a treasured memory and I shared the testimony with her. My own humiliating experience with a prayer I never asked for, was turned into an exceptional moment when a woman was instantly healed of endometriosis.…
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What Happens When We Talk about Abuse?
Times are changing. What some believed to be buried and well hidden, suddenly re-surfaced. Hideous dark secrets brought to light. Degrading acts brought to our attention. Someone’s trauma turned into a 30 seconds’ segment on the news. We respond with outrage at the daily reports of harassment and abuse and demand that the perpetrators are…
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Hopes and Dreams in Times of Uncertainty
The young man in front of me was quiet, reflected, articulate. When the political situation dramatically shifted in his home country, he had to flee. He left the life he knew, his family, friends; everything and everyone that once had provided him with a sense of security. Who would welcome him? Was there a life…
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Searching for the Hem of His Garment
The woman sitting next to me in the car had a long history of undiagnosed illness. Life had been a struggle for many years and she could not see any immediate solution. She was desperately longing for healing. “If only I knew what’s wrong with me!” She shook her head while remembering the many people…
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