Our sons and daughters gave us the best 50th-anniversary celebration this past weekend. It was exactly what we had wanted but dared not hope for – having all of our six children together. Because one daughter and her family live in the Midwest far from our Pacific Northwest home, it just didn’t seem feasible for…
When in Doubt
Recently Husband and I have spent time with people we love dearly but who are not yet believers. It pains my heart that these dears ones are rejecting God either intentionally or by default. Honest conversations revealed concerns that keep them from believing the Bible. But even for us who believe, do some Bible passages bring…
Small Things
Have you ever stopped to think about how one seemingly small decision affected the rest of your life? We know that small decisions build on each other to determine our outcomes, and sometimes we can actually point to one small decision that was the hinge on which a big door of opportunity swung. Something that…
Broken
On Saturday we went to a memorial service for a 47-year-old wife and mother of two daughters in their early 20s. One of the girls came home and found her mother unresponsive on the floor. The cause of death is unknown. They had been an especially close family. Family, friends, and laughter often filled their…
50th Year Advice
As a child, I heard an old proverb repeated often in the Pennsylvania Dutch area I grew up in. “We grow too soon old and too late wise.” Now as an older adult I know this is true. I sure wish I had done things differently in my younger years, especially in my marriage. By…