Church… Homecoming 18 Feb 201418 Feb 2014 Yesterday Anna came home. It was so good to be together as a family again. She was so glad to be back, and we all felt the same. We had…
Family… One Day More… 16 Feb 201416 Feb 2014 Tomorrow Anna comes home, and right in time to enjoy February break. I am sure she is looking forward to coming home more than I am…and that would be a…
Family… Our Valentine’s Day Visit 14 Feb 201414 Feb 2014 I was able to have a special early Valentine's Day visit with Anna today. Maggie and Rachel had made her Valentine's Day cards. It was very good. She was rested,…
Grace… Grace Space 13 Feb 201413 Feb 2014 Proverbs 18:13 says, What a shame, what folly, to give advice before listening to the facts! Listening to understand is hard enough isn't it? How easy it is to misunderstand…
Family… About Last Night 12 Feb 201412 Feb 2014 Last night my daughter Rachel and I went to visit Anna. As I shared, she had a hard day on Monday. Mandi had gone to see her that afternoon, and…
Faith… Remember to Look Up 11 Feb 201411 Feb 2014 Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am lonely and afflicted.Relieve the troubles of my heartand free me from my anguish.Look on my affliction and my distressand take…
Family… Cleaner Is Not Always Better 10 Feb 201410 Feb 2014 Early this morning Mandi said "It is heartbreaking to look into Anna's room and see it so empty. It is clean which is not normal." Truer words have not been…
Family… The Double-Edged Sword 9 Feb 20149 Feb 2014 St. Augustine, Martin Luther, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon. What do they have in common? They are all titans in Christian history? Yes. They all agreed on the sovereignty of God…
Family… Rest 8 Feb 20148 Feb 2014 First off, Mandi and I would like to thank everyone for their prayers, notes, emails, messages, and calls. It has meant a lot to us and we have been held…
Family… I Don’t Pull the Strings 7 Feb 20147 Aug 2014 My daughter Anna (not quite 10) was diagnosed with severe clinical depression about a year ago. I remember one day back then when she really snapped. She was talking about…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 