Hiding

Today’s Post Written By: Heather Rae Hutzel Imagine you are sitting in the middle of a forest. Night has fallen, and a chill fills the land as darkness takes over the sky. The ground is cool and damp to the touch, sending a shiver up your spine. Silence envelops...

Very Last Nerve

Several years ago, we had a robin terrorizing our home every morning. At the first sign of daylight, the bird threw himself into our window…smack… smack… smack! This became our wakeup call every morning at 6:00 am. I began to wonder if the bird was possessed or...

Special Reunion

Have you ever had friends who, no matter how much time passed between your visits, you fell right back into the groove of where your friendship left off? Years ago, some treasured friends moved back to their hometown because they needed to be closer to their family...

Heart Transplant

Each time I get my driver’s license renewed, I’m asked if I would like to be an organ donor. The question always seems to catch me off guard and o I need to pause and think about it. Some organs (like kidneys) can be shared without harm to the donor. But others, such...

Rest for the Weary

Sleep eludes me.  Ever since I was about twenty-three years old, it seems like I haven’t been able to get a good night’s sleep.  It started when I began having kids and had continued to this day.  As the saying goes… no rest for the weary. When I was pregnant, I...