OLDER POSTS

While My Child is Away (Part 1)

  Here we go again. Kids scattered around the country. Last night Larry and I drove off from Clemson University with an empty U-Haul and without our youngest. Year two of our empty nest begins. Tweet Tweet. Every time one of our children flies away, I turn to prayer....

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My Lighthouse: Because a Stubby Nightlight Just Won’t Do

  Lighthouse or Nightlight? I just spent a fabulous week in Cape Cod. So much beauty. But seriously? Some of their lighthouses are so stubby they seem more like a nightlight than a lighthouse. My husband laughed and said it's as if their lighthouses are barely...

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How Now, Mooo Cow? (Clubhouse Jr. Magazine)

How Now, Mooo Cow? (Clubhouse Jr. Magazine)

Hey, diddle diddle. The cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped onto the roof. Focus on the Family published my article, How Now, Mooo Cow? in their Clubhouse Jr Magazine! I fell in love with them when Larry and I lived on the edge of a cow pasture. There's...

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When God Clears the Mist

We don't always know what God's up to. His ways can seem confusing, almost misty. Sometimes He parts the mist and reveals what He's doing. Other times, He asks us to walk by faith, not by sight. No matter how confused we may be about God's ways, we can walk in...

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It’s Summer Reading Time! Load Up On Great Books

I get more reading done on vacation than any other time. I've discovered some of my favorite authors while reading on the beach in summer or next to a fire in winter. I'm sharing some of my favorites over the next three months, starting with this one: Hungry for God,...

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We Will Not Forget — We Must Not Forget

We Will Not Forget — We Must Not Forget

My son Bobby met a war hero. We will not forget. We must not forget. Bobby spent almost an hour talking with a man who'd fought on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and at the Battle of the Bulge. Bobby held this hero's medal and marveled at the stories he shared of...

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“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 8:32