Parents of elementary-age children…because we love you: Tuesday morning, 3/17, 11:00-11:15 am, Eastern, Livestream on the Petals from the Basket Facebook page: “Come Fly with Me: How an Airplane Flies,” presented by “Captain Joe!” Thursday morning, 3/19, 11:00-11:15 am, Eastern, Livestream on…
How Will You Use the Gift of a Pandemic? Life Lessons from the Coronavirus
My social media accounts have been flooded with “Breaking News” about school closings, event cancellations, warnings, facts, and opinions. And I’m okay with that. If nothing else, I have been reminded that we grieve, react to fear and disappointments, and…
Hospitality Help Is Just an Amazon Order Away!
My mother often quoted an unknown source who said, “Hospitality is not about the condition of your home; it is about the condition of your heart.” But hospitality can still be a little scary or make us feel that everything…
Re-Post: I am Thankful for the Day that never Was
Note: This is a re-posting of one of my personal favorites, first published on August 9, 2014 (and again in 2017). Much in my life has changed since then. In particular, I am now joyfully married to a godly man…
The Captain’s Corner: Avoiding Storms
As you may imagine, weather plays a major role in the field of aviation. One writer (also a pilot) said it this way, “Flying is weather, and weather is flying.” Thunderstorms, obviously, are “bad weather.” Therefore, the solid rule is…