I am for my boys! I’m for them succeeding in life, whether it be in their grades, their friendships, or their sports. In fact, I’m a fantastic cheerleader, if I do say so myself! I can’t help it! I’m a yeller…a screamer…a YEAHHH-er! Sometimes I tell Tom I’m going to try being quiet at a game and he just nods. What…
Category: Devotional
Where Are We?
My sweet little red-headed man-child has had me giggling and shaking my head all week! Here’s the story . . . Last week he told Tom and me he was going backpacking with a group of college friends to the Smokies. We were excited for him! How fun! The trip was a success and he sent us some gorgeous pictures…
Music Magic
I have felt the magic ever since I attended a concert by the Philadelphia Symphony. Maestro Eugene Ormandy opened the concert with Samuel Barber’s Suite for Strings. I never knew that 100 strings could sound as one. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony was the second piece. With the down beat the corpulent lady next to me elbowed my ribs. I felt my…
Trusting God with Empty Pockets
“Everybody trusts God on a good day with $20 in their pocket.” Interesting quote!! It came from the movie “Seasons of Gray,” and just like my family, I can’t know if y’all actually listen to me, so I encourage you to watch this movie again! In this modern day story of Joseph, this little slip of paper was left by…
Miracles
A west coast seminary offered a course called Miracles. The class was withdrawn after one semester. The teachers failed to define miracle. Lots of ideas were bounced around in an atmosphere of controversy, but seminary leaders deemed it unprofitable. Religious leaders in Jesus’ day considered miracles evidence of divine calling, really BIG miracles. Eugene Peterson hit a home run when…
Ben Hur’s 2017 Challenge!
It’s been great having all the boys home over Christmas break. We’ve spent some quality family time together and we’ve watched a few movies. One movie we watched was Ben-Hur. Apparently, Ben-Hur is a film from 1959 starring Charlton Heston. It was remade in 2016 and we rented it from the Redbox. Ben-Hur is a fictional story about a man…
Barns and Birth
“Were you born in a barn?” We’ve all heard that phrase and have possibly even said it. And no, I wasn’t born in a barn, but I grew up in one! We had the classic red and white barn growing up. It had the Xs on the doors. The red barn had a ladder built on the front that would…
Learn to Be Content
What a surprise! I walked into the music department of Barnes & Noble. I was met by a whole wall of vinyl records and a turntable. In December of 1955 I bought a portable phonograph. By the time I paid for it I had just enough money to buy one record — Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony, the Pathetique. I played it…
His Name is Hope
I love this time of year! I love the cooler temps. I love the feel of wrapping up the busyness of the summer and slowing down a bit. Of course, I love hay bales, pumpkins, and mums too. And I love the challenge I give myself every year, to eat a new pumpkin-something! Fall leads to Thanksgiving, my most favorite…
A Masterpiece of Praise
John requested that the elders of his church anoint him. His life was hanging by the proverbial thread. I listened carefully when he prayed. I expected him to cry out to God for healing. Not a word. Instead, he honored God for His majesty and power. His three-minute prayer was a masterpiece of praise. Many years ago I attended a…