Category Archives: Stories

Stories of faith or antecdotes

Drops of Blood on Good Friday

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jroesler728

As I write this it is Good Friday. We were reminded in our worship service today that we have 364 days each year where we are called to focus on the joy we have in Jesus. But on this one … Continue reading →

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Navigating Health Care

Posted on March 29, 2013 by jroesler728

First phone call: Patient: I need to schedule an EKG Clinic: What is your date of birth? Patient: xx/xx/xxxx Clinic: We don’t have you in our system. Patient: I had an EKG at your facility before and that is why … Continue reading →

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I Want to Be Like That

Posted on March 15, 2013 by jroesler728

We have three services on a Sunday morning. Those who attend generally choose the same hour each week. So much so that the services have a personality of their own. This past weekend one of our senior ladies came in … Continue reading →

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Blue Velvet and Lace

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jroesler728

I have been trying to simplify our house. This means that I am going through things and either giving away or tossing things that we will never need. (If you were to walk though our house today you would not … Continue reading →

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Finding a Treasure

Posted on February 13, 2013 by jroesler728

Remember the autograph books we passed around in grade school (now called elementary). One would expect to see little rhymes and affirmations of friendship. This book, discovered by a friend of mine, was special in itself being dated 1884.   … Continue reading →

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What God Wants for Me

Posted on February 6, 2013 by jroesler728

This morning a friend prayed that I would embrace what God wants for me as well as what he wants from me. It dove tailed with my reflections on my recent visit from my six-year-old grandchild. This visit was a … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to Have a Childhood!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by jroesler728

These words came from a retirement-aged lady whose life has been traumatized by a childhood that was abducted by neglect and abuse. The full quote is “I’m going to have a childhood in spite of my mother.” She said, in … Continue reading →

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Would It Be Cheaper If…

Posted on January 28, 2013 by jroesler728

I have a little Koi pond that is a delight for three seasons but a litmus test for sanity during our long cold winter. The fish hibernate when it is below 50F so they have been sleeping for a couple … Continue reading →

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One More Contact to Delete

Posted on January 23, 2013 by jroesler728

           I received a phone call this week that was unwelcome but not unexpected. My childhood friend had died. This is the letter I wrote to her children:           We live in a world that measures success but not faithfulness. … Continue reading →

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After Forty Years…

Posted on January 16, 2013 by jroesler728

This morning I made a video Skype call to a friend I met 40 years ago at an international Bible School held on an island off the south coast of Norway. She was from Scotland and I was from the … Continue reading →

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