Anna’s Poem

This week I opened an email to find the following poem, written by Anna Grace Roche.  Anna is the daughter of my neice, Leslie Wilcox Roche.  As a young poet, I thought it would be fun to give Anna some exposure for her writing.  I think the poem is great!  I’ve also included here a picture of Anna [...]

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In Hope Believing…

Against all hope, Lori in hope believed and so became the owner of a new house, just as she had dreamed.  Without weakening in her faith, she faced the fact that her body was as good as dead—since she was about 52 years old—and that Bob was also old.    Yet she did not [...]

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Faith in uncertain times

My coworker came to me today with the news that two people in our small business are getting laid off this week.  She’s worried, for obvious reasons.  Things don’t look good for many businesses right now, save those that are predicated on health care.  People will always get sick, and they will oft times break bones [...]

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An Easter Attitude

As I’m writing this entry, it’s Good Friday.  The sun is shining outside and the day holds a promise that makes my heart sing.  Only a few more days and Easter will arrive.  Easter, with the valiant story of our Lord’s sacrifice; Easter, with lilies and daffodils and peanut butter eggs and baskets and grass; [...]

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Stretching our faith

Keep praying, everyone.  We have our Commitment Letter, but there’s a ways to go before building begins.  This is our little dream wrapped in a prayer.  Trusting for the rest of the story…

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This, that and the other thing…

Posting messages at the end of the work week is always fun.  I get to recap everything that has gone on in my world and close out the week with a summary of details.  Today, I want  to comment on a variety of things I’ve been thinking about, first of all the weather. 
Yuck!  It is [...]

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