New Life Notes

By Ward Shope I’m not much of a golfer.  My dad played a lot over the years and once in...

By Ward Shope As a family that lived in the Netherlands for four years, there were certain treats that we...

By Todd Hill I am not a true Phillies fan.  In fact, I probably have only watched a handful of...

By Nancy Unks A potter friend shared some clay with me that was quite different from any I had used...

By Ward Shope I’m reading a book on humility.  Please don’t applaud. Over the last months, I’ve been astounded at...

By Ward Shope New Year’s resolutions are challenging this year.  Many made new commitments to exercise when the pandemic set...

By Jane Highley A mistake can be an opportunity. About four years ago, when I realized it was too late...

By Ward Shope The giving and receiving of gifts around the holidays can be a complicated affair.  There are those...

By Ward Shope Thanksgiving Day marks the end of November, But the good news is just starting as we move...

By Ward Shope 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your...

By Shannon Keenan Most of the time we hear about adoption from the adoptive family side, but I am here...