by Vickie | Jun 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Do you want me to cancel our reservations?” She asked the question, though she already decided on the answer. Of course, I didn’t want to cancel anything; I wanted life to go on as normal. But this, this was anything but normal. Suddenly I was living a life...
by Vickie | May 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Planting makes me happier than it should Long before succulents were a thing, my friends teased me that I should plant cacti or plastic flowers. Now, I am the master of my gardens; well at least my 14-inch container gardens. Flower beds overwhelm me with all their...
by Vickie | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Remember six months ago, when to-do lists and stuffed calendars bossed us around? Surely we didn’t complain, “There’s not enough time during the day!” Then suddenly it was intermission, as if the pandemic pushed pause on our worn-out lives....
by Vickie | Apr 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Staying home, staying alive Every morning, my thoughts sprint into the day before my eyelids open. Uncertainty leads my mind wandering into every what-if corner. Just when I think I’ve thought of everything, another new worry explodes in my brain. No doubt your...
by Vickie Petz | Mar 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
There is no need to fear; instead, we should be standing on the promises. Actually, I was standing on a church pew, but we’ll get to that. A friend came over and we socially distanced outside on the patio. The wind gusted, then suddenly it got eerily still. As the...
by Vickie | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
“not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing” Hebrews 10:25a (NIV) These are weird times. We didn’t go to church on Sunday and it looks like we won’t go for a while. In my medical opinion, it’s unquestionably the...
