by Vickie Petz | Jun 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you’ve been sent into a tailspin, take a look at seven Old Testament Bible stories and truths to change your life. From the beginning of time, life changes course and throws us for a loop wondering how we got here and why. Your momma probably told you not to...
by Vickie Petz | May 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
I saw hope today I saw hope today. It was about an inch tall and surrounded by mulch, pale from winter and age. But sure enough it was there. Wrapping his permanently bent fingers around the hand of a shovel, my grandfather shoved the blade into the ground and pried...
by Vickie Petz | Dec 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Instead of a resolution or a word, how about an action of the year? Resolutions for the new year are great, IF you can keep them. But, most people don’t make it past April. So, a few years ago, I started choosing a word of the year instead of a resolution. In...
by Vickie Petz | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Timing is everything. There is a time to weep and a time to laugh.* A little laughter sounds pretty good right about now. Seems like we are all collectively stuck, waiting for the joy of the season. When is the right time to stop waiting? *”For everything there...
by Vickie Petz | Nov 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Over the years I’ve racked up a few air miles, so I tune out the flight attendant’s instructions and demonstrations about tightening the elastic on the oxygen mask. First of all, I already know what she’s going to say, and second it never crosses my mind that...
by Vickie Petz | Sep 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Clipping is illegal in football, but emotions never play by the rules. One minute, I’m walking through the living room minding my own business, the next I’m blindsided by waves of grief, anger, or regret. Coming out of nowhere, feelings shove me on the floor. Flat on...
