Family… Sunday Lessons 23 Feb 201423 Feb 2014 Today marks a week since Anna came home from the hospital. The week has predictably been full of ups and downs, but she is glad to be home and we…
Christian Living… Love = Grace + Truth 22 Feb 201422 Feb 2014 A note of Introduction I received a comment today asking me where I got the idea for the title of my blog, Learning to be Full of Grace and Truth.…
What I've Been Learning What I’ve Been Learning in My 43rd Year 19 Feb 201419 Feb 2014 Today I turned 44. It has been a heck of a year. There have been many ups and downs, victories and defeats, challenges and triumphs. All that is to say…
Books Book Review: The Walking Wounded: The Path from Brokenness to Wholeness 19 Feb 20143 Apr 2014 One of the things I have come across more often than I would like in my pastoral ministry is abuse. Verbal abuse and bullying (of both youth and adults) has…
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…
Christian Living… I Need to Let Go, Part 2 16 Feb 201416 Feb 2014 Yesterday I shared one of the things I have been learning (especially lately): that I need to let go of my past. We are free to let it go, and…
Christian Living… I Need to Let Go, Part 1 15 Feb 201415 Feb 2014 The events of the last week and a half have brought me back to a lesson God has been teaching me for a long time: that I need to let…
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…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 