Jun 2, 2008 | Other
“Our everyday environment seduces, taunts, and rages against the Christ-life within us. Without concentrated, deliberate action on our part to nourish our spiritual life, the oncoming tide wears away the undergirding foundation of our faith. To stanch the flow,...
May 29, 2008 | Other
“Every sunset creates a new dawn.” For over twenty years, my husband and I have been coming to the OUTER BANKS of North Carolina for rest and recovery. One of our favorite things to do is to look at the signs posted in front of beach houses. You know, the...
May 26, 2008 | Other
Wow! Wasn’t prepared for the powerful emotion of two children graduating at once. In my mind, I knew I had twins graduating high school, but my heart was completely taken off guard. Seeing them standing side-by-side, in cap and gown, opened a deep well of...
May 22, 2008 | Other
Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. After twenty-two years of child-raising, they are unemployed. ~Erma Bombeck I love Erma Bombeck’s sense of humor. And, the truth in between the humor....
May 17, 2008 | Other
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Tomorrow, my first born, Candace, walks the Lawn at The University of Virginia, receiving her undergraduate degree in English...
May 13, 2008 | Other
Lord have mercy on China. Lord have mercy on our brothers and sisters in China, Myanmar, Chile, the Midwest and the East Coast (which has been ravaged by tornados). As news reports flood my mind with devastating photos and videos, dire need and faces painted with...
