Want to hear better? (916) 235-9771 Are You Part of the Avalon Family? Dear Avalon family, This week’s Take Heart is about family. We were all born into a family. For some of us, family is the source of joy and connection. For some of us, family is a source of pain,...
Today is the 200th edition of Take Heart!!! I remember writing the 100th Take Heart in May 2022. I had just visited the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, and had been deeply touched that this is where Martin Luther King had given the “I Have a Dream” speech. In...
Dear Avalon family, Today’s Take Heart comes to you as a riddle! Are you ready to solve the riddle?!! What does it mean when I say Betty is serving milk and cookies? Clue #1 Here is one of my favorite excerpts from a simple book called, “All I Really Need to Know I...
Dear friend of Avalon, Did you ever watch “Star Trek”? I loved the line in that TV series where they proclaim, “Space. The final frontier.” I used to laugh when I heard that famous line and shake my head. Then, I’d add my version by saying, “Space is not the final...
Dear Avalon family, I wish that you could have been part of the 12 Days of Christmas Hearing Mission. But we did not have room for 1900 people to join us yesterday morning! 😉 Would you be willing to open this video and watch me welcoming everyone. And most...
If you are opening my Take Heart email on November 8, 2022, it’s midterm election day. It feels like many of us are holding our breath in anticipation Holding your breath is not good for your health. It’s not good for our families. It’s not good for our community....
