(Written in 2007) It was a rare, quiet Saturday yesterday. We are bracing for an exciting flourish of activity that begins today launching three weeks of exciting travel and ministry. I was working on editing some stories for a book when Lois came in from shopping. For the last month we have been treated to […]
Snow Day
Austin went north to snowmobile with his Dad and brothers. Heidi came to visit us for the weekend. It snowed and Lois took some beautiful pictures of her. She also got some photos of Dale and Hannah in the snow. You can see them here. I never anticipated the courtship of the girls being so […]
Are Children Welcome in Your Home?
Imagine with me you have a very, very wealthy unmarried, aged aunt. She calls you one day and says; “Can you come over for tea there is something I want to talk with you about.” You did have other plans but you make time in your schedule for her. I mean, after all, she’s lonely […]
Sunset on Summer eBook!
Major good news. My first book, Sunset on Summer, sold out a year after it’s first printing. An eBook version of it that you can read on your computer or electronic device is for sale on Amazon.com for only 2.99. If you have read the book and recommend it, please go to Amazon and get […]
Struggling for Life
Gary Smaley’s kidneys failed. After a search for a kidney donor, his own son volunteered to give him one of his kidneys. Gary opens his book, Your Relationship with God, telling the story of that morning. He was cold, uncomfortable and grumpy. He was in an uncomfortable hospital gown irritated and impatient that things were […]
Marissa’s Quinceanera
On Thanksgiving weekend I was invited to participate in a beautiful Hispanic tradition for the Rolando Hinojosa family, the Quincenera for their daughter Marissa. It was a beautiful ceremony featuring Marissa’s faith and devotion to Christ and her family and friends love and devotion to her. Yesterday the local newspaper carried a feature article about […]