I recently had a nice trip to North Myrtle Beach with some good friends. I grew up coming here to the Grand Strand before it was covered with high rise condos, and I love the wide beach and swimming in the waves of the Atlantic. This stretch of beach is not the best for shelling,… Continue reading Broken Pieces
Category: Christianity
Getting past regret
Hello, my name is regret I’m pretty sure we have met Every single day of your life I’m the whisper inside That won’t let you forget These opening lines from a song by Matthew West capture how I have felt for a good part of my life. All of us have things we regret, especially by… Continue reading Getting past regret
Our Guide
Summer cross country practice has started and I've been pleased to be averaging 8 brave middle schoolers coming to run in the heat. One of the things I love about middle school cross country is that this is often the first sport some of the students have ever tried. Some are natural athletes and take… Continue reading Our Guide
Standing on sacred ground
I am a thin-skinned person. I wish I wasn't. I wish I was one of those people who throws off criticism without looking back, as easily as shrugging off a sweater. People like that are good leaders, and always seem to have lots of energy because they aren't using it up worrying about some flaw… Continue reading Standing on sacred ground
Daffodil Strength
My daffodils are here and they give me hope. Years ago when we first moved into our old house, we began transplanting daffodils around the yard. Patches of them grew in the woods around us, leftover from the days when tenant houses were there. I think of them as wild, although I don't know if… Continue reading Daffodil Strength
Under the Magnolia Tree 