This week is National Suicide Prevention Week. Sadly, I woke up this morning to a message from friend who is a military chaplain overseas. She shared that yesterday (which was World Suicide Prevention Day), she conducted a memorial service for a fellow serviceman and friend who died by suicide. It breaks my heart each time I hear of another person who was so overcome with…
Parenting today comes with challenges never before experienced due to the rapid expansion of technology and its influence on our kids. I thought we were doing a pretty good job of monitoring our daughter’s online activity, but we found out that despite our efforts, we needed to do more. While at a friend’s house, our daughter created a webpage/blog on a social networking site that…
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 I don’t think I’ve ever heard this verse quoted about anyone other than Jesus. While it is true that Jesus sticks closer than a brother, the fact that this was written in a passage that is not describing the Messiah, I wonder…
Why — a three letter question that leaves the asker wanting more…Why? We’ve all asked it at some point in our lives. What is it with our obsession with answers? We tend to think that if we could understand, then we would somehow feel better, that somehow our circumstances might be more bearable. Sadly, many times we don’t know the answer to the why’s in…
The past twenty-four hours were all a blur. Not only had I gotten the worst news I could ever receive, but I also had to face the grim reality of life without Michael. In just a few short hours after hearing of Michael’s death, my home became a hub of activity. Friends and family came in droves to offer…
Photo by Stuart Pilbrow After a short stay in Kentucky, we decided to move back to Georgia where Michael would resume his work with Georgia Mountain Resort Ministries. The summer staff would be arriving soon, and we needed a place to live until we could make other arrangements. Our best friends, Jim and Angie, offered for us to live with them in their new…