Hopeful Hearts

Today is Someday.
Today is Someday.

There’s a lot of miles between today and someday. Someday I will take that vacation. Someday I will write that book. Someday I will look for a job I love. Someday I will make time to play barbies with my daughter. Someday I will start exercising more. It’s like a gas...

read more
Total Eclipse for the Heart of Jesus
Total Eclipse for the Heart of Jesus

It’s like a Total Eclipse of the Heart. 😊(*Lyrics courtesy of Bonnie Tyler) So many things about this day. The path of totality.The eclipse.So many questions.So many what if’s.So many things to think about.We, in southeast Indiana, are right on the cusp of totality....

read more
A Mirrored Image
A Mirrored Image

It was amazing how much they were the same. One big. One little. Just a mirrored image as they stood there. Same shoes. Same socks. Same hat turned around backwards with the bill pointed downward. Both carrying backpacks holding their travel possessions. They walked...

read more
How Do You Know Which Shampoo To Use?
How Do You Know Which Shampoo To Use?

How Do You Know Which Shampoo To Use?  There are so many shampoos to choose from. *dry hair *oily hair *colored hair *curly hair *treated hair *vegan *all natural *scented *unscented *contains essential oil How do we choose? All I know is that I want a shampoo that...

read more
An Uncommon Way to Use a Zipper
An Uncommon Way to Use a Zipper

An Uncommon Way to Use a Zipper.Lots of things have zippers: Coats Pants Purses Boots Coolers Tents Luggage Sleeping bags And we could on and on. A zipper is defined as something that commonly binds together two like types of material. Zippers are used to close things...

read more
It’s All Because of …
It’s All Because of …

"It's all because of covid." How many times have we had to say this over the last 22 months? Everything changed because of covid. Some things got better. Like, some learned how to be more efficient by eliminating travel and using zoom and other video programs for...

read more
Tender Hands……..
Tender Hands……..

They hold infants. They help babies crawl. They shoot basketballs. They climb monkey bars. They play the piano. They paint a masterpiece. They drive a car. They text on a phone. They write term papers. They wear wedding rings. They hold a child's finger. They point....

read more
Can a Loss Be a Win?
Can a Loss Be a Win?

There's more to life than a football win. Hard to say when your team just lost to the worst team in the NFL crushing the playoff dreams and bringing the season to a screeching halt! All they had to do was win one of the last 2 games. And the last game was against a...

read more
A Beating Heart
A Beating Heart

When she said "da da" for the first time, his melted. When he got on the kindergarten bus, hers skipped a beat. When she said yes to the prom, she stole his. When he said, "you may kiss your bride", his stopped a second. When he hit the winning shot, hers swelled with...

read more