If I ever wrote myself into a story I would have to live in a house with a lilac bush outside our bedroom window so the evening breeze would carry the scent of lilac into the room as I say goodnight to the Lord and drift into sleep. It is springtime now and I am […]
Giving: A Rare and Wonderful Gift
There is such joy in giving. I had just a taste of it when I was young. When I was about fourteen years old I made fifteen dollars a week delivering the Dayton Journal Herald Monday through Saturday morning. In my neighborhood was a small store with bikes and toys and hardware called Western Auto. […]
Thanks Door
Two of the young ladies in our Verity Program have covered their door with little “post-it” notes. Each of these notes has something for which they are thankful. Bright kids, don’t you think. Reminds you of Deuteronomy 6 “You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
When Your Father Says, “I Love You.”
Autumn passes so quickly I always want to savor every minute of it. It comes and goes so fast that I often feel like I don’t have enough time to get out in it and drink it in. But Sunday was an exception. After church we enjoyed the cool day and the bright sun and […]
Recruits or Results of Prayer?
When I was asked to do the job I currently have I knew it was humanly impossible for me to do what needed to be done. I told Mr. Gothard so. I said, “I feel I am inadequate to do what you need me to do.” He smiled and said, “Well, good. That way you […]