I’ve always been a happily ever after, forever and always, true love is for real sort of girl. I love a good love story or love song that illustrates my belief. So, as a young adult especially, I’d often read books or listen to songs that spoke to the romantic…
Read moreI cannot watch the soldier homecomings on the news without tears. They replay the homecomings of my own father who traveled many times on temporary duty all over the world in the Air Force. I have a few early memories of being allowed to ride out to the flight line…
Read moreWhen I read the story of David and the Goliath, one of the things that I notice is that the Israelite army was sorely terrified of the giant. (See 1 Samuel 17:11) Goliath the giant, taunted the Israelites and with each accusation and threat, it didn’t take long before the great…
Read moreI’m teaching British Literature to 1650 for the first time. I have looked forward to teaching this course for years, and it is as fun and daunting as I thought it would be! We begin with Beowulf. Many of you are familiar with the first Old English epic poem, written…
Read moreAfter 10 years of marriage and moving six times, my son-in-law was blessed with the “miracle job.” The two prayer groups I lead have been praying for years that God would bring this family back to be close to their extended family. I told my daughter that I was praying…
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