Yesterday there was a mountain on my driveway. Literally! Early in the morning a dump truck dropped 7 cu yards of gardening soil just in front of my garage. It would have to be moved – shovelful by shovelful into a wheel barrow, and then shovelful by shovel full --...
A pastor friend of mind came face-to-face with a parent's worst fear: His teenage daughter had become pregnant before marriage. Perry was struggling with prickly questions: Should he resign his pastorate? Should he encourage an abortion to cover his embarrassment and...
Some stories can stand dusting off. Like the one about a grandmother who took her little grandson to the beach. They were having a good time until a huge wave came in and swept the boy out to sea. She fell down on her knees and pleaded to the heavens, "Please return...
Are you tossed about on the sea of life?Has the beacon of light disappeared in the fog?Do you feel like the captain sinking along with his ship,Into the depths of some fathomless bog?Candles, that burned bright inside your heart,Are slowly dying extinguishing all...
I remember walking on the trail near my house this past year. My border collie and my son's pit bull/boxer mix caught up with me as I carefully walked over the stepping-stones crossing the creek. It had been a long winter and I was searching for any evidence of spring...
Even I begin to wonder how it is that I get to witness so many incredible things. I question why so many wonderful people come into my life so often leaving me full of hope and inspiration.We went one last time to the fair on Friday. As we walked one last time around...
When the clock struck midnight and ended an era in 2019, we reveled in the endless possibilities and the marvel that 2020 could bring. Here we are in 2020 with all our plans on hold as this world wanders around in uncertainty. Uncertainty over life, health, jobs, the...