It’s been a while since I’ve written to you but I wanted you to know I haven’t forgotten my promise to tell you about my life, from when I was a child until now. So what should I share with you today? Would you like to know how I met your Pop Pop? It...
Okay, I know that’s not how the song goes. It’s just I turned sixty-two a couple of weeks ago. Retirement age, yet I don’t feel anywhere near sixty-two. In my mind, I feel closer to forty-two. There are hundreds of things I still want to do. Things...
‘So now I am no longer the one doing it, but it is the sin living in me.’ Romans 7:17 It started with a call from our grandson’s preschool. There was a very serious situation they needed to discuss with our oldest daughter. When could she get there?...
Today’s selection might seem weird, but it’s made my writing life so much easier this summer. That’s because, in early May, I had the task of cleaning and stripping my back deck. if you know me at all, you’d know the deck becomes my outdoor...
Each week, I share something about my life with my grandsons. I’ve noticed you both have something you love to carry around with you. Carter, you like to carry Brown Bear to bed with you at night and at least one dinosaur when you’re on your way to school....
‘Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives.’ 1 Peter 3:1 I looked around the sanctuary and felt the familiar pang of jealousy. Couples were...
A couple of weeks ago, I recommended The Big BookTok Journal, and while it’s great on its own, there’s another piece that makes it SO much better! It’s the Canon Ivy Photo Printer! It’s smaller than your cell phone so you can slip it into your...
Every week, I share something from my past with my grandsons. My sweet boys, your Pop Pop and I traveled to Gatlinburg a couple of weeks ago just to get out of town for a little while. Carter, you’ve been there with me but what you don’t know is I’ve...
‘Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to the yoke of slavery.’ Galatians 5:1 I collect T-shirts. Whether it be from my college or a verse from the Bible, I love shirts that capture my attention. My current...
Each week, I’ll highlight some amazing items that make my life better! For the last few years, I’ve found it hard to find time to read. Maybe it was worrying about my mom or the kids or writing deadlines, but I just couldn’t concentrate on reading....
Today, I want to share a story about your great-grandparents. It’s about community and kindness in a bygone time (though for me, it wasn’t really that long ago.) A year before I was born, your great-grandparents decided to take a trip to Gatlinburg. The...
‘But when Jesus overheard what was said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid, only believe.” Mark 5:36 “You’re afraid.” It wasn’t the first time someone had said this to me, nor would it be the last. While...
