Don't you hate it when something slips out of your mouth and you'd give $100 to stuff it back in? Several years ago some friends (I'll call them Sam and Maggie) visited us over the weekend and went to church with us on Sunday morning. Maggie sat beside me. Early in the service it occurred to me ... View Post
Grateful for People Who Work
Happy Labor Day Ray and I went out of town for a few days last week to spend a joyful time with one of our daughters and her family. During our visit and on our way to and fro, we had several opportunities to stop at various retail businesses—you know, places that sell ice cream and hamburgers and ... View Post
Mama Love
Mama love is as basic a need for the human soul as air, water, and food are to the human body. Every mama needs to make sure that each of her daughters knows that she loves her and each of her sons needs to know that she loves him. No son should ever feel that he is less valuable than anyone ... View Post
Wearing Other People’s Moccasins
I don't hear as much about walking in other people's moccasins as I did as a little girl, but the idea is a good one. If we haven't experienced what someone else has experienced (or walked in their moccasins or shoes), it is hard to understand their joys and sorrows--hard, yes, but not ... View Post
Family Is No Place for Competition
Daddy was 21 years old when his youngest baby sister was born. He loved babies, especially his baby sister, Emily Camille. A year and a half later, my mother gave birth to me and Daddy had a baby of his own. Three years after that they had my brother Steve. Mother and Daddy were both the oldest ... View Post
Creating the Arts for God
Hate evil, you who love the Lord, Who watches over the souls of His godly ones; He saves them from the hand of the wicked. Light is sown like seed for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart. Be joyful in the Lord, you righteous ones, And praise the mention of His holy ... View Post
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