My heart aches for them and I would like to take away their pain, but I know that is not part of God's plan. We aren't leading this group to take away the griever' s pain, but to walk with them through it and direct them to the One who will heal and carry their pain. It isn't what we say to them as much as what God says to them.
Our experience together has been wonderful. Not perfect, but close to it. Unlike both of our firsts, we are more mature and we like to think we've learned from our past marriages.
I went back in time.... I had an interesting day this week. I went back in time--about twelve years. Their face morphed into view. I attended a retirement party for a former colleague at the school where we both taught. There were former students wishing Bob--the soon-to-be-retired--well. They were also my students. At that time, [...]
Gravesite: Bill and Carrie Rudberg It's Memorial Day weekend. Many people are making plans to go camping, travel to a special event, shop the Memorial Day sales, or even host their first barbecue for the season. Blair Graybill I'm going to take the time to remember. It's to remind me of [...]
Tick tock There's a new app on my phone that tells me when something newsworthy is happening. It's a swooshing sound and I imagine I'm not the only one who's tempted to check what the latest is happening. Tick tock. What's the latest happening with you? I'm looking forward to a weekend with [...]
He is our hope. You go on and live until you feel alive again. Call the MidWife, a television series about midwives helping women in east London, an area of poverty near the Thames River. We've been watching the series for several years. Nonnatis House is where several Church of England nuns and other [...]
Stunning news. It was six years ago I received stunning news. Just five weeks before our wedding, my fiancé called--not-face-to-face--mind you, and told me the wedding was off. I needed to be alone and think. I was shocked to my core. I took off that Easter weekend, not wishing to hang around and pretend things [...]
Old hymns with a new twist on the melody and rhythm. We've been on a road trip. I found I love road trips--probably a throw-back from my childhood. A road trip for me is a time to think, look out at the scenery, and listen to music. "Let's listen to this one," I said, [...]
Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem We went to a Festival of Lights last evening. The lights were beautifully placed on every tree and bush in the beautiful area called The Grotto. Once a rock quarry, a priest saw the potential in the wild and woodsy spot, found a way to purchase the land, [...]
I love Christmas carols. Not the "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" type of carol, but the ones often written many years ago. I enjoy reading the story behind a song and this one caught my attention. Written by the famous American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, during the Civil War in our country, Longfellow was a [...]
