The Long Road to Forgiveness
The phone rang. Anticipated small talk with Mama quickly gave way to concern when I heard her anxious voice. “Daddy...
Stop. Look. Listen — and Talk
Health care changes rapidly. Do your research. https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/info-2018/long-term-care-insurance-fd.html Senior citizens are often targets of fraud or neglect. Be aware of...
Defeating Abuse
My dad was an alcoholic. A mean one. One late night when I was in fourth grade, Dad’s violent threats...
Embracing the Empty Nest
I stood in the unfamiliar grocery store, on the verge of crying. My eighteen-year-old daughter had just chosen a package...
Exposed
“You argued with the interviewer?” I glared at my husband. Has he forgotten he has been unemployed for six months?...
Terror or Trust?
Sheer terror filled my mind and body. I alternated crying hysterically and gasping in long, shuddering breaths. How did I...
Resurrection Story
“We’ve got to go. Now!” My husband leaned over the carved ash choir rail and whispered insistently. “Why?” I asked...
Helpful Books
Praying Our Goodbyes — Joyce Rupp A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 — Phillip Keller A Grace Disguised — Jerry...
Rhythms of Grace
Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. . . . Walk with me and work with me –...
Why Me, Lord?
It was late when I answered the doorbell. There stood Karen, a woman who had been attending our church for...