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Growing Through The Change
I’m going through “The Change”. This probably falls under the heading of WAY too much information for many of my readers. I apologize for that, but if you’ll bear with me, there IS a point to this rather personal disclosure. … Continue reading
Fear Not
The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them. –Thoreau My 20 year old daughter, Grace & I were having yet another discussion about BALANCE – the 7 letter word … Continue reading
A Confession
I have a confession to make. I didn’t get a thing out of the service this morning. It wasn’t Pastor Andy’s fault – he is an amazing speaker and the series on Friends has held my interest from the beginning. … Continue reading
What Do You Want?
My son called yesterday while I was at Wal-Mart. He’s a college student in Denton – even at “Hi Mom” I could hear the concern in his voice. The rent was due and he couldn’t find his checkbook. “Could you … Continue reading
Grace’s Vision
Since she was very young, our now-20 year old daughter, Grace, has wanted to be a nurse. In the past few years, that calling has more specifically become a desire to be a medical missionary. It’s a noble cause, we love … Continue reading
How Big is God?
I had sandwiches for lunch last Friday. Nothing remarkable about that except that it was my 48th birthday and my husband and I were sitting on a bench on the rim of the Grand Canyon on our first vacation together … Continue reading
O Death, Where is Thy Sting?
After 3 days of excruciating pain, I held my 98 year old father-in-law’s hand as we prepared to move him to the hospice floor of the hospital. The meds they gave him had eased his pain and his sleep was … Continue reading
Yes, Jesus Loves Me!
Jesus loves me, this I know. Do I know it? Deep down am I really convinced that Jesus loves me? What about you? In spite of all the scripture you’ve read and teaching you’ve heard, haven’t you ever wondered, does … Continue reading
Come to My Table
I have a big house. It was a gift from God and, more specifically, an inheritance from Paul’s parents. There are rooms there for every use – for Paul’s business, for our family’s entertainment, for sleeping, cooking and bathing. There’s … Continue reading