May days
May is always a full month for both my head and my heart. It houses my sweet mother’s birthday, Memorial Day which honors my veteran dad,...
Payback sorta is
I did an interview this week with Lighthouse Media. One of the questions that the interviewer asked was if I could share something...
An Elvis sighting
Elvis came back in the building Saturday night. A dear friend threw herself a 70th birthday party, and she did it by taking us back to...
A safe place
If you’ve read “Hey, God? Yes, Charles.”, you know that I became a vegetarian years ago. Over time, I also learned to check labels to see...
Act II
Closure? Really? Is that always a requirement for grief recovery? I love live theater, on both sides of the stage. If you’ve ever worked...
Apologies unnecessary
More than once, a reader has told me almost apologetically how he or she is sharing instead of buying a copy of “Hey, God? Yes,...
Peonies from heaven
....if you need a refresher on why these blooms are ah-mazing, reread my blog from March 31 and enjoy them at my non green thumb expense.
Grace, in the midst
If you’ve read “Hey, God? Yes, Charles.”, you know that some of the conversations observe me being whiny, angry, irritable, and...
"Prayer," explained God, "matters."
A friend asked me - "do you remember the prayer you wrote when the book first came out?" She continued - "I keep that prayer on my desk."...