Long before it's time for Michael to eat, I fill a small syringe with the prescribed amount of the medicine he takes to help control his acid reflux. Next, I fill a nursing bottle with a measured amount of water and set the powdered baby formula beside it so that,...
Psalm 104:2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent. (NIV)I learned how to pitch a tent with my Scout troop at a camp in Scotland called Auchengillan. Our scout patrol was full of tenderfoots like myself who knew...
Psalm 31:24 Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heartThe hurricane blew through the Keys and south Florida with a mighty force. The winds howled, and the rain pounded relentlessly for 24 hours. My sister and her husband have a home in Marathon, Fla. And...
In 1981, Rabbi Harold Kushner’s book, “When Bad Things Happen To Good People” was breaking sales records all across America. So popular was the book that it became the subject of many college courses, focus and study groups, and eventually it passed over 4 million...
"We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give." Duane HulseIt was the night before Christmas, and all through the evening I reminisced, fondly reliving past Christmases spent with my family. As a second year nursing student, just nineteen, this was...
We have a big yellow chair in our family room. I just love that thing. It's perfect for curling up with the laptop or watching a movie--whatever. The only downside of the big yellow chair is that it has a bit of a Venus Flytrap reflex. Maybe more accurately, that...
In truth, I have had a very blessed life. Oh I know, some people will say, “But you had to grow up as an orphan, how is that a blessed life?” Well, I was blessed to have had my parents for nine years. I was blessed that they loved me and didn’t give me away or abandon...