I’m very excited to introduce you to some new friends today. You may already have been introduced to Jack and Kelly, the very American looking couple in these photos. Kelly was my middle school Spanish teacher turned dear friend, and Jack is her husband. You may also already know that Jack and Kelly got engaged… Read More Hope Received & Hope Given in Uganda
A much anticipated and worked-for weekend finally arrived last Friday. A year ago, my sweet friend, Karla, invited me to join her in participating in Beth Moore’s Scripture Memory Challenge. The goal was to hide the Word in our hearts by memorizing 24 Bible verses over the course of the year. The accountability was having… Read More W.A.L.K.I.N.G. with Beth
What a gift this past weekend was! It’s so consistent with the character of Christ that when you are called upon by Him to teach or serve or lead, the joy is not so much found in what you were able to give by His grace, but in what you received because of that grace.… Read More Sisterhood and Sanctification in Slick
3:45 a.m. ~ Wake up and look at alarm clock which will go off in 15 minutes. Lay there and wonder if I actually got any sleep (I did!), and then turn it off so it doesn’t wake Robert up. He’s got a big day of preaching, teaching, meeting, and greeting ahead of him! 3:55… Read More Swim, Bike, Run = Fun!
Well, two extra special spots of tea, because tea drinking is a very regular occurrence around here. In fact, one of the things I hold dear and look forward to each morning is making a pot of Tazo Awake tea and sharing it with Robert as the day is getting started. Recently, though, I’ve had… Read More A Spot of Tea…Times Two
Yesterday we lost our dear friend Joanne. It doesn’t make any sense to me why the Lord chose this timing, but I trust Him. He’s proved Himself over and over, and His ways are higher, so I trust He’s up to something good here, but aside from that it still feels like a great loss.… Read More Goodbye to Joyful Joanne
Recently, I have sent several emails out to people for whom the email was not intended. This could prove to be a dangerous mistake, but not so here. Twice in the last few months I have sent my students’ Challenge II study schedule for the week not to Megan, the 15 year old homeschooler from… Read More Megan & The Other Baby Book
Even though we’ve lived in New England for nearly 12 years now, we still act like tourists much of the time. One reason for this, I believe, is the 25+ years we spent living in a state that you could hardly even get out of in seven hours. I just did a little research and… Read More 4 States in 7 Hours = A Fun Weekend Getaway
I loved that Michael and Amy began the concert with the song “Stay for a While.” Time carries on; I guess it always will, But deep inside my heart Time stands still. Stay for awhile. Well, it’s good to see your smile, And I love your company. Stay for awhile. And remember the days gone… Read More Deep Inside My Heart…Time Stands Still
I’m sure I will get some of the details wrong, but it was 30 years ago (can that really be?) that I met my dear Spanish teacher and friend Kelly. And it was 27 years ago that she introduced me to the music of Amy Grant and her hyper opening act ~ Michael W. Smith. … Read More A Lifetime’s Not Too Long…