Old Stuff
Our house has lots of old stuff and some new stuff that will be old stuff some day unless Jesus comes back first. Why do I keep old stuff? Many things I keep because of the people connected with them. I’ll…
Our house has lots of old stuff and some new stuff that will be old stuff some day unless Jesus comes back first. Why do I keep old stuff? Many things I keep because of the people connected with them. I’ll…
May I introduce you to our newest grandchild. Wesley Richard McCurdy was born on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. The happy parents are our daughter Mary Evelyn and her husband Nate. Two-year-old Clara is his big sister. Wesley is named for…
Susan (not her real name) is a therapist who came into our lives in June when Mother came to stay with us after her stroke. The first time she came for a home health visit, I was a little disappointed…
When does a child make the transition from childhood to adulthood? The common answer to that question has changed through the centuries. In America the legal age of adulthood was once twenty-one. Today most people seem to think of eighteen as…
I believe in childhood. It’s easy to let our children grow up too soon. In fact, I think it is hard not to do that. Resisting the temptation to rush childhood requires many well-thought-out decisions. Even something as simple as…
In a small house in rural middle Tennessee lived a father Gabe, a mother Corinna, their six sons, and the youngest, a girl whom everyone called Sister. The mother was a devoted Christian; the father an alcoholic. Together they ran…