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My two year old granddaughter Addisyn is fearless. She loves for her daddy to toss her high up in the air, confident he'll catch her when she comes down. It's a great picture of biblical trust, Kristin's mom, Trudy, tells me as we watch Addisyn delight in every ...
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Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.Psalm 112:4 ESV
In community this weekend with Sandra and Deidra
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Beth Moore on taking three steps forward and two steps back... Call me a math wizard, but isn't that still one step forward? Isn't that still some pretty big progress as we run against the hurricane winds of a godless culture? So Long, Insecurity, p. 12 {Photos - more ...
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It's my favorite word in medicine, JR tells me after I describe the ongoing pain in my gut that landed me in the hospital two months ago and the grumblings the pain appears to produce. Borborygmus, he continues. It's onomatopoetic, don't you think - the medical term for intestinal ...
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May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works, who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke! I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while ...
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The bird population has been way down on Pollywog Creek this winter, and I suspect that our unseasonably warm weather is to blame. I've seen several male painted buntings, but no juveniles or females, and only a handful of goldfinches and warblers. Most of the time, I'm inside the ...
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The dogs bark wildly - like the day a bear chose our Pollywog Creek garbage for his Thanksgiving feast - so I look out the windows to make sure I don't wander into another bear before I go outside to see what all the fuss is about. Across the ...
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I'm already running late for my appointment in the city when I discover that Emily has left her wallet in my car. I have no choice but to take the time to go into town where Emily works and give her the wallet before I head to the city ...
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There's a story to tell about that bull who wandered through Pollywog Creek yesterday, but I'm saving it for next week. Rural life may move slowly, but it's seldom boring. There's an azalea story for next week, too, but for now we're headed through the Everglades for Everglades City and ...
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There's no such thing as "over the hill," I tell my friend Diana in a comment I wrote earlier this week. We're all on the same journey toward home. There's no turning back, just moving forward. Some of us are closer to home than others, but wherever we are, all ...