Several years ago, a friend started a ministry to girls who were engaged to help prepare them for marriage. The engaged girl is encouraged to select three to five married women they trust and respect to join her for an evening of fun, food, and marital advice. Over the years, I’ve contemplated what I wish I had known before I got married and what I…
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am the queen of overcommitment. The problem is, I have way too many interests, and I try to be involved in all of them to a fault. This past year God has been teaching me to be still and know that he is God. I am learning that just because I don’t have something on my…
A couple of days ago, Jorjanne found something on our cat’s head. She tried to get it off, but couldn’t. We decided that it must be dead skin. A few days later, Jeff pulled the mysterious “thing” out to discover that another cat’s claw had been embedded in Darth Vader’s head. Ouch! A constant reminder of his last fight. As I’ve thought about the cat’s…
OK, so today is one of those days that I am reminded that I grew up in the south. I went to class this morning in Virginia and there was less than an inch of snow on the ground. At noon, classes were cancelled for the rest of the day, and so I faced the blizzard-like conditions on my way to the car. Snow was…