Nanny, my grandmother, never said good-bye when she ended a phone conversation. All you ever got was her abruptly hanging up. She was done. I often wondered why she couldn't say it. Maybe it was to final. As a minister's wife and the daughter of a minister, I have had my share of goodbyes. You... Continue Reading →

We were studying David and Goliath today in bible class. This story never gets old to me. In fact, a new lesson comes out of it every time. I was reminded today about David's child like faith. Everyone else around him looked down on him. The ones who should have been stronger in their faith... Continue Reading →

Several years ago my mother started a tradition. Whenever she had company over to eat she would have them sign her tablecloth. Then she would go back later and embroider the name and date. It's fun now to go back and look over the different guests she has entertained over the years. What has happened... Continue Reading →

It was fun this past weekend watching my youngest granddaughter playing with my mother's doll. It filled my mother's heart with joy to see someone so young intrigued with something that means so much to her. This got me to thinking about how precious it feels when we pass the love of God to the... Continue Reading →

Are you feeling lost? Do you feel like no one cares? I loved this picture when I was a child. I saw it hanging on people's walls and in our Bible school curriculum. The lesson is the story Jesus told in Luke 15 about the lost sheep. He tells the story of a shepherd who... Continue Reading →

One of the saddest scenes to me in the "Shawshank Redemption" is when Brooksy hangs himself. Brooksy was an older man who had been in prison many years. He is finally set free. But, he cannot understand the outside world. Too many things have changed since he was on the outside. He tries to work... Continue Reading →

I have tried to run, to hide, be someone else - escape. Times when I felt no one cared or dare share in my shame. Yet, His hand came down- wiping it all away making me new, clean, blameless and pure. Beautiful! Opening my eyes to what He alone can do. Opening my heart to... Continue Reading →

A beautiful sight as I sit on the front porch. The blossoming Dogwood and Redbud trees add such color to the landscape. All of my senses are heightened as I smell the aroma of freshly mowed grass and hear the chirping of the mother robin as she flies to sit on her nest. What a... Continue Reading →

Today is my mother-in-law's birthday. She is very special to me and I am so thankful for her and the example she sets. I couldn't help but think of the beautiful story of Ruth. Ruth decides to go with Naomi, her mother-in-law, to Naomi's homeland. Both of their husbands have died and there is a... Continue Reading →