The day that this message is published I will be with my daughter as she gives birth to our grandson. Being a grandparent is one of God’s greatest blessings. With the wisdom acquired from being older, there are many ways I interact with my grandchildren that are very different…
Read moreI’ve tried several different phone apps to count my steps. They provide an easy way to have some accountability since I’d much rather sit with a book or my laptop. I’m not climbing the stairs to my classroom or my office at the college anymore, and the garden work is…
Read more“I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and…
Read moreYears ago the church I attended made a plea for nursery workers. The church was growing not only in new attendees but those attendees were having babies, lots of babies. My first thought was no way, I work with kids all week. The next week there was another announcement, and…
Read moreWhen we turn off the main road and onto this quiet country lane, I feel myself take a deep breath in and a slow exhale out. My soul settles into a different rhythm and a sense of peace washes over me. This little flock of sheep, in no small measure,…
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