Death always comes when we least expect it. I have sat by my mother and father's bedsides knowing they were at death's door, but still felt a sense of unbelief when the time actually came - they really died? As in, they are not here any more? I always remember how awful the weeks were… Continue reading Good-bye to the Mighty Hunter
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Happy Mother’s Day Bobbie
My mother-in-law Bobbie loved to tell the story of the time Keith gave her a Mother's Day card that said, "To someone who has been like a mother to me." She would throw back her head and roar with laughter, because it was so like him to run into the store and grab the first… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day Bobbie
A Happy Day
A Happy Day Sometimes I get bogged down with life - going to work and making dinner and paying bills and cleaning house - so I was happy to have a rejoicing day last Saturday and be reminded that God does answer prayers. I ran a 10K at the Run at the Mill, sponsored by… Continue reading A Happy Day
Thank-you, Vern Peterson
Thank-you, Vern Peterson, for a gift you gave me 34 years ago. It was the summer of 1980, and I was at home in Greensboro after spending a semester in Venice, Italy. I was going into my senior year at Wake Forest and I was floundering. Vern was the youth minister at First Baptist… Continue reading Thank-you, Vern Peterson
The Post Christmas Blahs
I have the post-Christmas blahs. I'm not talking the 'sit in the corner and cry' type of depression or the 'stay in bed with the covers over your head' kind - I just have the lethargy that comes when it is cold and wet and dreary and the excitement of getting ready for the big… Continue reading The Post Christmas Blahs
Under the Magnolia Tree 