peculiar people
Yes this a long post. I know that full well — but I needed to write this, for my own peace of mind. To get all the thoughts swirling around my head down in logical lines of…
a new year has come
A new year is here. A fresh start — a whole new beginning. Never before, in the entire history of mankind, has there ever been a 2018. Never has any one lived even one of the days…
hurried and harried….
Another knock reverberated throughout the entrance way. With a groan, the man went to open the door. Would it ever stop? This never ending stream of people, seeking shelter…..and his inn had filled up hours ago. What…
beauty
I sat down to write something for Thanksgiving, but for the first time in a long while, I don’t know what to write. I have so many thoughts swirling through my brain in a chaotic mess, and…
Seeing God….
A little sister was born six years ago today. At twenty-four weeks gestation, the doctors wondered if she would live. For 90 days my little sister lived in the hospital, in the NICU. Six years ago today…
the mercy of God
Six years ago, we didn’t know if my mother would ever see another birthday. Mere days after we celebrated the day of her birth in 2011, she collapsed in our home. Her breath was barely detectable. Every…
internet husbands
“I can fix that for you. They have websites now — I can write one down for you, if you’d like.” A sweet offer….if the person offering to recommend a website was talking about a recipe I…
a special man
We were blessed to be able to attend a conference about fatherhood a couple weekends ago. A really, really good conference — a well spent Saturday, I must say. They packed several sessions into one day, and…
dear graduate: an open letter
Dear Class of 2017, My church had their baccalaureate service this past Lord’s Day, and as I watched it all unfold, so many memories came flooding back to me. Memories of schooldays, lessons learned, and knowledge gleaned.…
peer culture
So, we have everything together. Home-schooled, large families who are reformed in doctrine with an amazing home church. Perfectly raised, all the same, with so much in common. Right? Wrong. We have so much in common as…
