This post first appeared on the blog on May 9, 2014 and again on May 6, 2016 and May 12, 2017. Though I have removed one paragraph and tweaked a few words because my marital status has changed since the original post,…
But I’m Not a Mom
An Open Letter of Gratitude to Mrs. Beneth Peters Jones
Sweet Mrs. Jones, To address this letter to you as “Beneth” would minimize its purpose. To simply address you as “friend” would minimize the length of years over which this letter is long overdue. To omit the word sweet would…
More Than Just a Logbook
I recently sat down to look through one of the Pilot’s Logbooks that I had filled in during my flying career. These books (similar to a journal) record various categories of flight time that contribute to a pilot’s “total flight…
When You Marry “Later in Life”
“Dear Brenda, I know you married for the first time when you were in your fifties, so I am writing to ask for advice. I’m dating a great guy, and we are talking about marriage now! We are both older,…
Advent Reading – Day 23
Two more days! Thank you for following along as we read through highlights from the twenty-four chapters in the book of Luke in our “countdown to Christmas.” Be sure to subscribe to Petals from the Basket if you haven’t done…