No matter how high tech the doctor’s office, it seems every visit requires a handwritten, manual update for the chart. I’m particularly amused by the allergy list on the back of the form: I won’t do it, but here’s what I’m tempted to put on that clipboard page: I AM…
Read moreOne of my only remaining great-aunts lives in a skilled nursing facility nearby. Her late husband was a minister and Aunt Eloise shared his calling devotedly. I have met few women who express such confidence and boldness in prayer. I have seen her pray for others in stores and the…
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In my part of Florida, coastal volunteers often spend days replanting sea oats to prevent erosion from our frequent hurricanes. They watch and mark sea turtle nests and arrange lighting so that the baby turtles can get to the sea. Other workers replant baby oysters to harvest in later years.…
Read moreWhen we moved from a municipal water source in 1976 to the farm, I had no idea how much I took for granted. It seems like most of my adult life since then has been spent praying about water—praying for rain to come, praying for rain to stop, praying the…
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