Author Archives: perkandgod

                       As usual, in a dream, you don’t always know where it started or where you are. However, I was just aware that I was frantically looking for my husband, Bill. I … Continue reading →

Three or four months ago on a Wednesday, I received a text from my sister that Win,  a dear friend of mine had died. My heart sunk… “Oh why hadn’t I called her?” You see, every day since Sunday, God had been … Continue reading →

On my way home from church last week, I thought about how I could purposefully include Jesus in my life.  I think about Him from time to time, but I was feeling rather guilty that I can hear a sermon, … Continue reading →

So last Thursday (Aug 14th) I was at my church attending our monthly Deacon meeting. One of the items discussed was our Helping Hands ministry, a service that we provide to people who need a meal, or a door painted, … Continue reading →

            The place where I did prison ministry was in Chelsea, Michigan, near Ann Arbor. This place was a special project, where young men between 18 and 25 were sent because they were repeat offenders … Continue reading →

I called American Express Delta Airlines card to ask them about a charge, and said a quick prayer so I wouldn’t come across as sounding impatient or snippy (and the Holy Spirit came thru). The customer service guy was so nice … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Perk and God:
Eons ago I was teaching OB Nursing in northwestern Ohio. I usually went to the hospital where we had our clinical rotation an hour before the students did, so I could have plenty of…

When my kids were, like 4 and 6, and  throughout high school, I talked to them a lot about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. I didn’t know about the Holy 3 when I was growing up. I do remember … Continue reading →

Fall, 2002. My daughter, Erin, is a freshman at a small college in North Carolina. She shared with me sometime in October that she’d met a lot of fun people, but so far hadn’t met anyone with whom she could have a … Continue reading →

I’m pretty sure every kid dreams about owning a bus/van, or at least traveling the open road and living on the go. For me, that dream became a reality when I was 19. I knew I wanted an old VW. You know, the one … Continue reading →