This stay-at-home time has gone on for a long time, hasn't it? My first canceled event here in North Carolina was supposed to take place on March 12th. I attended a funeral the next week, had my … [Read more...]
Still Going Strong
In the past few weeks, it seems that the world has gone upside down. Everything seems changed with Coivd-19 commanding almost every minute of air time on every news program. I captured … [Read more...]
How to Lead (or Not) a Summer Bible Study
I'm leading a Bible study at my house for the summer. I wanted to be the hostess and just offer my house, but it's morphed into something that looks quite different than what I had envisioned. Isn't … [Read more...]
Resolutions?
Happy New Year, four days late! I'm trying to catch up from all the celebrations in the last few weeks--Thanksgiving, Ranger School Graduation (!!), Christmas--so here I am writing about resolutions … [Read more...]
Thoughts on Visiting the Holy Land
Last month, my husband and I, along with one son and thirty one other people from Texas and New Mexico, toured Israel, the Holy Land. It was a great trip in a lot of respects. We met some wonderful … [Read more...]
The Inspiration Behind Irish Encounter
In May of 2009, I was staring at the first day of the rest of my life. My oldest daughter was set to graduate high school in less than a month. Two years later, her sister would march right behind … [Read more...]
Storing Treasures
I’ve been studying Matthew 6 this week. Jesus speaks about the Christian’s focus by teaching about the two different kinds of treasure: earthly and heavenly. He reminds us not to treasure earthly … [Read more...]
Journaling a Childhood
Preserving memories is important, but I’m not a scrapbooker. Most of our pictures wait for my attention in a box, an archivally sound box but a box nonetheless. Our traditional baby books contain more … [Read more...]