by Linda Cherek | May 17, 2022 | Featured Image
On March 28th my husband and I flew to Amsterdam for a month-long adventure. We had not been away from home for this long and upon returning home we have had an opportunity to review all we did and noticed in that month. On a one-week bike and barge trip...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Mar 4, 2022 | Featured Image
Ash Wednesday, 2022, reminds me of the three pillars of Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving! How might prayer shawls be everyday reminders of God’s love, compassion and mercy? I invite you to consider… While busy with fall closet cleaning at Loyola, I came across...
by Susanna Bertelsen | Feb 10, 2022 | Featured Image
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of What the world needs now is love, sweet love No, not just for some, but for everyone.” ~Brett James and Mary Holladay Lamar Where is that “sweet love” today? How might I...
by Linda Cherek | Jan 7, 2022 | Featured Image
How many of you make New Year’s resolutions? When I was younger I tried a few times but then lost track of them and never followed through on them. I know a woman who, instead of a New Year’s resolution, chose a word for the year and reflected on it and utilized it...
by Linda Cherek | Dec 8, 2021 | Featured Image
In the last few days I have been decorating our tree and house to make it festive and exciting for our grandchildren with lots of Santa Bears, mangers that can be explored and played with, stockings hung on the mantle and placing all the angel ornaments on our special...