In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.-Margaret AtwoodI’m going out to make that true today

this hits home, as i light a candle each evening. i started this tradition to pray for a few people that i knew would need my prayer, then to the few that i didn’t know but i heard would need my prayer, and soon i realized just how many people known or unknown needed my

Vera Irene8 March 2022International Women’s DayOn my visits to Ukraine, I gravitated toward the elderly women in villages, especially those who lived alone. Their lives were not easy – village life is always hard – and they were often lonely, so they were thankful to have a listening ear. They welcomed me into their homes