A souvenir. A memento. A keepsake. A remembrance. I had a box of them growing up. Still have some. I bet you do, too. Something we keep to remind us of a happy time or place. Some people – like me - keep “scripture mementos.” A favorite Bible verse that encouraged us at a difficult time. Or maybe it was a promise we were clinging to. Or perhaps it was a verse read at an important life occasion. Over the years, these “scripture keepsakes” have been labeled “life verses.” It’s hard to walk Keep Reading...
Hail and Hope
Okay, my last blog post was a bit whiny but this one is not! I’m jumping on here to celebrate. The last time I entered this space, I was upset about losing the bid on a house we were trying to buy. Two days later, another house came on the market. I feared even getting my hopes up. So, I didn’t. I’ll save you the “trying to buy a house in this crazy market” woes and will just say we bought a house! A great house. An almost brand new house surrounded by woods full of deer and other Keep Reading...
Is God Really Good?
Is God really good? Last week our family said good-bye to my sister-in-love and friend. Since my husband’s mother died when he was just two years old, his sisters became mother figures to him so he lost his sister, mother and friend. My sister-in-love was an aunt and a grandparent to my three girls. She will be greatly missed and I don’t have adequate words to convey the depths of the sorrowful hole she leaves in our hearts and family. At her funeral service, there was a message touching Keep Reading...
It’s Never Too Late
Do you remember the “Highlights” magazine? When I was a kid, I wanted to be the first one to get the magazine when it came to my house so I could beat my siblings to the hidden pictures puzzle. Highlight magazine was full of puzzles, riddles, games and other pages created to make learning fun. I believe pediatrician waiting rooms are still scattered with Highlight magazines. I wouldn’t actually know since it’s been, ahem, years since I’ve visited one. I also had a subscription to another Keep Reading...