"Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past..." Deuteronomy 32:7 (NIV)I have been thinking about my grandparents a lot. They, like many of my generation's grandparents, lived through the Great Depression. They had two of their three children during that turbulent time. My grandfather used to dig ditches for fifty cents a day to keep food on the table and a roof over the heads … [Read more...] about The White Blanket, Chocolate Malteds, and Lawrence Welk
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An Unsung Hero
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body."2 Corinthians 4:7-10 … [Read more...] about An Unsung Hero
Sticky Fingers
"Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him." Psalm 127:3 (NLT)In my once or twice a year effort to turn this house into a place even Mr. Clean would find acceptable, I can often bemoan and get frustrated over the never-ending dirt I find everywhere. Just when I think I have cleaned the last smudge on the wall and done the last load of laundry, I realize a new spot or … [Read more...] about Sticky Fingers
The Red Shoes
" To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause."Psalm 25:1-3 (New King James Version) My parents modeled prayer daily to their four children. No need was too insignificant to pray about. … [Read more...] about The Red Shoes
Friday Night Fun, Congo Style
"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16 (New International Version)Our first four years in Congo were spent with no television. VCRs were not to be had by the general public in 1978 or 1979, even in the United States. I spent hours and hours reading and keeping a diary during those … [Read more...] about Friday Night Fun, Congo Style
For My Baby Brother
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." Proverbs 17:17 (NIV) June 28, 1979, was one of the happiest days of my eleven years of life on this earth. Into our weary, bewildered, and homesick-for-America family came a ray of sunshine that weighed exactly nine pounds. I had begged my parents over and over again for another sibling. Repeatedly, I had heard the word, … [Read more...] about For My Baby Brother
