For the Sake of Love

by | May 31, 2015 | happy endings

This week, I’ve been watching our four-year-old granddaughter carry her cross. Violet is probably too young to understand the concept, but she is doing it. Violet and Nola have a new, baby brother, who is adorable. So, they have come to stay with us for the...

Eternity in Our Hearts

by | May 26, 2015 | mercy

Yesterday was Decoration Day, as the oldtimers would call it. That is when we used to visit the family cemeteries to place fresh flowers.(My friend Judy describes it beautifully.) Today, we call it Memorial Day and use it both to commemorate our fallen soldiers and to...

And Then We Made a Poet

by | May 17, 2015 | mercy

When my husband, Wendell, and I experience something wonderful, we often react differently. Take worship, for instance. During an intense moment in a great worship service, I sometimes feel like I can’t hold the emotions inside my body any longer and I have to...

I Do Believe

by | May 11, 2015 | mercy

If you want to stir a little hope in your soul this spring,  attend a middle school concert. It probably helps if one of the handsome tenors is your grandson, but honestly, I think you’ll be carried away by the promise of it all even if you don’t know...