Our son John recently told Ray that he is trying to live up to a challenge given to him many years ago by Ray's great-aunt, Aunt Clara. When I got to know Aunt Clara, she was in a nursing home. When we visited her, we were the ones who were blessed, especially when she prayed aloud for us. When Aunt ... View Post
God at Work
In the late 1950s, our friend Larry was in the Air Force. Needing airmen to work on the island of Taiwan, the Air Force sent him to Yale to learn Chinese. In Taiwan he worshiped with American missionaries and Chinese Christians. After his discharge, Larry came back to America and had a successful ... View Post
Snowing Down South
A few years ago I walked into a lingerie department and asked for the location of the slips. I was flabbergasted when the sales lady told me that this department store didn't sell them in the store anymore, but I could order one from the catalog. What? No slips? We never would have left home without ... View Post
No Cow Parent
Ray and I recently met a small town attorney. One of his legal specialties is child neglect and abuse. He told us about a term he uses to describe "deadbeat" parents. He calls them cow parents. He explained the term by getting us to picture cows in a field tending to themselves. He said that some ... View Post
Do the Right Thing
I recently saw a motto for a business that serves children: "Doing What's Right for Kids." It seems to me that we are surrounded by slogans that talk about doing the right thing. Businesses advertise home improvement done right, moving and storage done right, auto repair done right, landscaping ... View Post
Good Kids and Bad Kids
I don't know how many times I have heard people say, "He's a good kid" or "She's a good kid." It seems that I have usually heard those words when people are talking about kids who have been having some kind of trouble. Sometimes I wonder if they are trying to convince themselves. We all know that ... View Post
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