My husband is dying. As shocking as that seems, it’s a sentence I could have written every day for twenty-one months since he got an “aggressive cancer” diagnosis. I knew what the tests would show after that doctor’s appointment was changed to the last one of the day—allowing patients to cry or scream in privacy….
Home for Christmas
“If I’m still alive on Christmas Eve, I would like your promise that I can go home for Christmas,” the frail young woman whispered to her doctor. It was a cold day in December and the news Dr. John MacDougall had just delivered seemed colder still. Yet the devout young mother of a one-year-old…
Happy Thanksgiving!
What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Some famous quotes: Henry Jacobsen Praise God even when you don’t understand what He is doing. A. Johnston Ross If I have enjoyed the hospitality of the Host of this universe, Who daily spreads a table in my sight, surely I cannot do less than acknowledge my dependence. Anne…
A Father’s Sacrifice
In 2003 Robert Matthews called a radio station and told them this: “[Two years ago] my wife and I found out we were going to have our first child. She planned a trip out to California to visit her sister. On our way to the airport, we prayed that God would grant my wife a safe…
Happy Mother’s Day May 13!
A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. John 16:21 “A mother understands what a child does not say.” — Jewish Proverb “Motherhood: all love begins and…
A Fool for Christ’s Sake
In the early 1800s as Henry Ward Beecher stepped up to the podium of Plymouth Church to preach, he found a letter awaiting him. He opened it and found it contained only one word: “Fool.” With becoming seriousness, he announced to the church the contents of the letter. Then he said, “I have known many…
Encouragement
In life we find that between the mountains there is always a valley. Recently at a women’s conference I attended, Lisa Harper spoke about this fact being true geographically, physically, and spiritually. The conference weekend was truly a mountaintop experience for me. The worship led by Meredith Andrews, the testimony of Jan Harrison, and Lisa’s…
*Affiliate links included. One of the many things I love about summertime is reading, especially our summer book club list. Whether it’s on the beach or sitting in a comfy chair at home, there’s just something about summer reading that is relaxing and laid-back. For our Faithful Friends Book Club, we will be reading 6…
[For most of my life I’ve had two fascinations: Bible study and movies. For a long time I considered them two sides of my personality, like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—the spiritual side and the secular side. But then I watched in amazement as the two merged. In a women’s Bible class, I decided to…
“Sticks and stone may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Were you taught that as a child? I know I was. The well-meaning adult who taught it to me was sincere in trying to help me see that words can’t physically bring pain. She was wrong about the pain that words can inflict….
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