Life has quieted now. It’s two days until Christmas and the shopping, wrapping, baking, rushing, fussing….. It’s all done. It’s pre-dawn. I’m sitting near the tree. The twinkle lights fill the room with a soft light. My mind travels…. Back, way back in time to a memory. A precious time…
Read moreI want to ask you a question. Whose salvation are you currently praying? Your spouse, a son or daughter, a close friend, a distant family member, a neighbor? Most of you know that I pray for my unsaved spouse. I petition God daily with Romans 10:10 on my lips, beseeching…
Read moreWhat do a Granny, a troubled teen, a little girl and a 20-something stoner have in common? Well they, in fact, were an eclectic group that attended church every Sunday with my mother. I giggled over the phone a few weeks back as my mother told me this story. Let…
Read moreI have an ornery side to my character. It’s my Dad’s fault. No. Actually it’s my Dad’s, Dad who is at fault. I hail from a long and silly heritage of practical jokes and teasing of family members. Good Grief! Right now let me publically state my apologies to my…
Read more“Mom!” I knew I heard my daughter calling me but the lazy dream I was enjoying wasn’t letting me go. “MOM” I heard her desperate voice this time and sprang straight up in bed. My heart was pounding from 20 cc’s of adrenalin flooding my chest. It was pitch black…
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