by Kathy Nickerson | Aug 1, 2011 | family, happy endings
Serenity Beth is celebrating another birthday this week. If you’ve been walking this road with us, you know we don’t take such things lightly around here. Beating cancer will do that for you. And she has beaten it twice! During the first bout, when she...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jul 28, 2011 | family, Friendship, happy endings
We are preparing to break ground for a new church building. This week, our ushers handed every adult a survey to fill out so we can help choose whether we have carpet or hardwood, traditional columns or contemporary sculptures, and a whole host of things in between....
by Kathy Nickerson | Jul 21, 2011 | happy endings, The Bible
When I read the Bible, I like to ask myself reporter questions. Who wrote this? Where did it happen? When did it take place? That sort of thing. The questions help me remember the Bible is an actual account of true events. It isn’t a fairy tale. These questions...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jul 14, 2011 | happy endings, mercy
I’ve been thinking of Goliath’s sword lately. As in, Goliath the giant Philistine who challenged the people of God and was taken out with one stone from the sling of a little shepherd boy named David. A few years later, David found himself in a world of...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jul 11, 2011 | happy endings
This weekend, I spent $15.00 on new scatter rugs for my kitchen. They replaced $15.00 worth of rugs that had been on my floor for more than eight years. In case you don’t know, eight years is about 6.5 years beyond the normal lifespan of a $5.00 rug. I’ve...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jul 7, 2011 | happy endings, Uncategorized
Wendell and I don’t own a house anymore. This still feels strange to me, even after several years. We bought our first home together before we were married, and we’ve owned six homes since then. Some of my friends still live in the homes where they reared...