Below is my first published piece. I was in church after 9/11 when part of the essay came to me and I was compelled to write it down. Three days later I carried it to our local paper’s editor What can you say about the cruelest tragedy ever to overtake this great country? Who can […]
And I’m back.
Hopefully not with a vengeance. That can get a little annoying. I’ve been pretty laid back the last year because of a shoulder injury. Rotator cuff repair is not for the faint of heart as it takes a year to heal. I thought long and hard before I had this voluntary surgery, but the pain […]
Two Miracles
I’ve had a few miracles noted in my life —walking away from a flipped car was one that I won’t forget. And if you’re like me, you never get tired of watching God insert himself into our daily lives with loving actions that supersede any natural consequences or outcomes. I’m delighted to introduce George Cargill, […]
The Increase of Joy
Today my daughter, Erica Key, share her story of overcoming fear. I’m proud of how she sought God to overcome her own fears after her sister lost a child. Here’s her story. ————————————— I loved having a sister. My sister Caitlin, five years younger than me, I shared a room most of my childhood, but […]
Ah, Country Life
I pulled up to our new place and yanked my suitcase out of the back of the car. And as I grabbed the suitcase’s handle, I felt a thud on the top of my sandaled foot as a cast iron frying pan flew out and landed on me. Exhausted from packing up our condo an […]
The News Came on Facebook
Romans 12:5 “Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.” The news came on Facebook: Muriel Cook had passed. Funny how we receive news nowadays. An electronic message blurted out that one of my life mentors had passed. A week ago, Muriel Cook, an 88 year-old the missionary, author, speaker, Bible study […]
