Do you struggle with loving others?

Posted on July 18, 2019 - July 18, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

Love your neighbor as yourself. That’s a straightforward commandment. But could we just be honest and face facts? We’re not Jesus, and it’s difficult to love everyone. Impossible even. Unless yo... Read More

Erma Bombeck’s Titanic advice noted

Posted on July 11, 2019 - July 11, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

Recently, I read one of Erma Bombeck’s books because I wanted to read something funny. Erma Bombeck makes me laugh until tears spill down my cheeks and my side aches. That’s the kind of laughter I... Read More

Navy experience tattooed on soul

Posted on July 3, 2019 - July 3, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

Because on Independence Day, patriotism bestirs our hearts, I wanted to take time to thank our service men and women for keeping our nation safe and to honor them all by sharing a story of one. During... Read More

Old vehicle fulfilled contract

Posted on June 27, 2019 - June 27, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

When you pray, be careful what you pray, especially if it involves an old vehicle. My husband, Pat, prayed twice for vehicles: once for one to reach so many miles and another to last through a child�... Read More

Writing class brings joy, excitement

Posted on June 20, 2019 - June 20, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

I spent May enjoying a writing class with Heather Holleman, professor of composition and advanced writing at Penn State and author of Seated with Christ. I ignored the first few invitations to join th... Read More

Examples of how God is in the details

Posted on June 13, 2019 - June 13, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

Last week, I shared about how God answered my longing to see a bald eagle in the wild. He answered another prayer that involved cats. I love my feline friends. When my youngest daughter was a baby, I ... Read More

Special moments often missed in busyness

Posted on June 6, 2019 - June 6, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

When I let life discourage me, I miss special moments such as answers to prayer; but then, sometimes an event jolts me back to life with a super slap zing. This is one such story. Don’t let a rumbli... Read More

Feeling stressed? Rest.

Posted on May 30, 2019 - May 30, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

Are you feeling stressed? In the last few months, multiple changes caused me anxiety. An interesting fact about geckos popped up in our home-school science class though that got me thinking about easi... Read More

Remembering World War II veteran this Memorial Day

Posted on May 23, 2019 - May 23, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

Since Civil War times, Americans choose the Memorial Day holiday to honor those who died during war and to remember soldiers’ sacrifices.  Today, I honor a World War II veteran who died Nov... Read More

When facing change, remember past successes

Posted on May 16, 2019 - May 16, 2019 by Michelle Kaderly Welsh

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven,” so begins Ecclesiastes 3. My brain knows this. My heart—I think it resists. I don’t know why, but even as a chil... Read More