One of the many blessings of Ray’s recent heart surgery is that his post-surgery instructions include walking a mile every day. Another health professional told Ray recently that walking turns out to be one of the best post-surgery “medicines.” We…
Ray’s internist told him to step away from preaching for a while until after his heart surgery, but he is still teaching our small Sunday morning Bible class. It is a very low key responsibility because our tiny group simply…
Though the calendar tells us that the first day of spring is three weeks away, the coming of March tomorrow makes us feel that spring is imminent. Seasons remind us that God is in charge of our world. Spring reminds…
At church yesterday, I had conversations similar to ones I have every year at Thanksgiving, conversations beginning with some variation of: “What are you doing for Thanksgiving?” One woman who had surgery only last week was looking forward to her…
Our home had few books when I was growing up. However, like many families in the 1950s and 1960s, we had a set of the World Book Encyclopedia. A quick Internet search tells me that this encyclopedia is still published…
Last Thursday I shared photos that illustrate the tender emotions mothers feel and live out in their actions. I appreciate the kind mama who emailed me this response: This was tender to my heart today. I love how in needed…
