"All of life is business with God…" John Calvin
Being a writer has never meant that I can sit down and spin out 800 words on any given topic at the drop of a hat. Some of the things that I write are the result of days and hours of study, some come from the inspiration of a moment but built upon a foundation … Continue reading A Life Fuller Than an Obituary Can Tell
I'm a couple of weeks late passing this along, but I was blessed to share a post on enCourage for Father's Day (read it here). As I sat at my laptop attempting to write about earthly fathers and our Heavenly Father there were so many stories, thoughts, and feelings in my head and heart I … Continue reading The Father’s Lavish Love
Originally written December 2010, still true today. I'm not entirely sure what has prompted this memory, but it surfaces now and then, so I'll share it here. My grasp of the years and specific dates of things that happened when I was growing up is rather fuzzy. Yet I do remember that there was a … Continue reading The Lazy J
Thirty-nine years ago, on Tuesday, April 10, 1979, the town where I'd grown up was obliterated by a tornado. I'm missing the anniversary by a day, but then, I'm often shaky on hitting the right date—just ask my kids about their birthdays. I wrote and posted the following on my old blog several years ago, … Continue reading Terrible Tuesday
