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…
Category Inspiring Women
The Blessing of a Kindred Spirit
When Paul was concerned about the Christians in Philippi, he decided to send Timothy to check on them. Paul knew Timothy’s heart and knew that he was a kindred spirit. He knew that Timothy would perform this job well because he…
I’d Rather Be Here Now
When I was a young wife and mother, Ray was a campus minister at a church in Oxford, Mississippi. I was blessed to know many Jesus-loving, family-focused, and hard-working older women in that congregation. I soaked up their examples and wisdom.…
Can’t Never Could . . .
My mother was a master at helping me believe that I could accomplish things. As I grew up, she taught me: “Can’t never could do anything.” Believing you can is a vital step toward accomplishment. This portion of a song…
Alike and Different
I like the golden fur of this squirrel that was scurrying about near Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home last month. I think of squirrels as gray, but, of course, I know that squirrels come in a variety of colors. Squirrels are…
The Words of My Mouth
I went to elementary school when little girls still wore dresses. We didn’t carry backpacks, but I did have a book satchel in the first grade. It was held shut, not with velcro, but by two little buckles. No velcro…