History, Real Life and Faith
We’re just in from seeing Steven Spielberg’s magnificent Lincoln. It may be the only movie we’ve seen in 2012, but we highly recommend it all the same. Historically important, interesting and full of intrigue, it made for a perfect rainy Saturday. In addition to seeing a great film, I appreciated the domestic end of the Lincoln family life. Mary Todd…
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Our dog and cats have had a hate relationship the nearly twelve years they’ve shared our house. The dog, Suzie, is relegated to the living areas–the family room, kitchen and living room. The cat has all the rest, and you better believe she guards her turf. Suzie is a Gordon Setter and is supposed to be a bird dog. But somewhere…
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A blind dog makes life interesting. I first wrote about our dog Suzie going blind eighteen months ago when we were first struggling with what it meant. I Two years later, I thought I’d write more about what we have learned. Not much. We’re far more careful about potential hazards when walking her. She hasn’t run into anything on our watch in…
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I looked out the kitchen window one day and watched my four -year-old swinging on a bright sunny day. His father had been out to sea a long time and we had no neighbors. No friends had been driven up the hill to play. He was alone and my heart contracted. I dismissed the kitchen chores and chided myself. You should go…
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I looked out the kitchen window one day and watched my four -year-old swinging on a bright sunny day. His father had been out to sea a long time and we had no neighbors. No friends had been driven up the hill to play. He was alone and my heart contracted. I dismissed the kitchen chores and chided myself. You should go…
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Three. That’s it. You can expect one of three answers to a prayer asked of God. Everyone loves the first answer, yes. Certainly. That means God agrees with you and the response is probably staring into your delighted face. No, is the second answer and while that can be disappointing, at least it’s an answer. You can adapt yourself to…
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