Month: May 2006

I told my husband a couple guys were coming over to talk with us about staying for a few weeks. A couple guys – I expected two men. Three showed up. They wanted to stay 13 or 14 weeks. After they left, my husband mused, “How many would you say is a couple?” “Usually I’d…

I love to read my nephew’s family blog and listen to my friend’s stories about her grandchildren – especially stories about the children’s spiritual insights. Their fresh look at life and spiritual truths exhibit one of the reasons Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom…

“You and your sisters sure are bossy,” my husband said after watching us in action together last spring. “We just know what needs to be done and want to get on with it,” I protested. Besides, he has been married to me for 34 years and has never before said I was bossy. But, that…

Folks stared that day. I waddled as I walked. My legs threatened to collapse. I did not care. I was having a grand time at my first ever sub-division garage sale Saturday. I’d heard about these events. I received an invitation to attend one last year on a weekend when I had other plans. A…