Since Father’s Day is this Sunday, I thought I’d share some frequent phrases that our Dad has said through the years. They aren’t all profound, but they have all been frequent. And they aren’t empty words either–he lives them. So in case...
I looked back in my journals and found an entry from about 20 years ago. At that time we had four kids under the age of six while we lived in Venezuela. I was barely surviving one day at a time. Since Mother’s Day is approaching, I thought I’d share the...
“We won’t be around much longer, so you might as well have it.” That’s what Jim said when I asked him about a stunning yellow bush in his backyard. I was reminded of those words when I went to his wife’s funeral a couple of weeks ago. When I was new to Abilene,...
I’ve been avoiding eye contact with the scale in my bathroom, lest I feel obligated to start a conversation with it to assess the damage after the holiday feasting. But last week we watched the movie, “The Hundred-foot Journey”, and a quote in the movie changed my...
Be careful, or your kids might take your Christianity a little too seriously. We pass down some Christian basics to our kids from the time we can pass them the milk. Tell the truth, God doesn’t like liars. Obey your parents, and it will go well with you. Blessed are...
“A family that plays together stays together.” I thought of that last week when I looked out the kitchen window and saw our boat leaving the neighborhood behind someone else’s truck. I heard the squeak· squeak·squeak that she always makes when she bounces...
