Every year around Memorial Day my mother travels to the various cemeteries where we have family members buried to place flowers and flags on the graves of our loved ones. This has been a tradition for as long as I remember. This past week my mother, Travis (my grandson) and…
Read moreI played a lot of kickball, dodge ball, and similar games during grade school recesses. But before we could play, two people had to choose the teams. Sometimes, I was picked early, sometimes late, and sometimes I was even picked last. It all depended on who was doing the choosing.…
Read moreOK….it is full-fledged shorts weather here in Iowa. Time to break out that razor and give those winter legs a good shave. As I was tackling those last stubborn hairs that just don’t seem to want to get OFF, I thought about how God’s Word compares itself to the sharpest…
Read moreLast week I walked to the kitchen to get my son’s breakfast. There on the table was a piece of typing paper folded into a card. I did a double-take because I did not remember it being on the table. Written across the front was “Thank You” in my husband’s…
Read moreOn this particular night, I delivered a meal to a family in need. As I sat and talked with this dad, I kept glancing at his two elementary aged kids. They stood on a chair over the kitchen sink. The girl was peeling a cucumber. Afterward, she sliced it and…
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