by April Yamasaki, “When you care enough to send the very best.” – Hallmark Cards When I choose a greeting card to send to someone, I don’t choose the card with…
by April Yamasaki A friend of mine says that her doctor usually monitors her blood pressure. But when she called her doctor’s office recently, the receptionist discouraged my friend from…
by April Yamasaki — For Christmas last year I received an amaryllis bulb—the kind that’s shipped in a box with the premixed soil, plastic pot, and step-by-step instructions. Just as…
April Yamasaki — Titles have never been my strong suit. I used to write regularly for a Christian newspaper, and no matter how hard I worked on the titles for…
Today’s post is another in the series Hospitality Opening Doorways to the Kingdom, which will once again be out them for a while. It is from April Yamasaki. April is a…
For Lent this year, I chose to add this jigsaw puzzle by American artist Charles Wysocki. On one level it’s a stylized version of Americana–a rural setting with a large…
Today’s post for the series Return to Our Senses in Lent is written by April Yamasaki. April is a pastor and writer who blogs on spiritual practice, faith, and life at http://aprilyamasaki.com. Her…
Today’s post in the Lenten series Return to Our Senses is an excerpt from April Yamasaki‘s new book Sacred Pauses: Spiritual Practices for Personal Renewal. The questions at the end of this excerpt are…
As part of my current spiritual disciplines I am reading April Yamasaki’s book Sacred Pauses. I am thoroughly enjoying her book which has many similar themes to my own Return to…
