Breaking the Mold
There is a tendency among some of us to demand impossible standards from others ~ a rigid mold we expect them to fit. If an individual...
Tending Your Garden
By the time winter has just about worn me out with long, dark days and vacant scenery, spring bursts forth. I anxiously head outdoors to...
Father Knows Best
In my early teens, I had a crush on a certain boy who was a year or two older than me. He was quite worldly, having been reared very...
The Curtain Catastrophe
Back in the early days of our marriage, I gave my sweet husband numerous opportunities to regret the wife he chose. Nevertheless, he...
Cross Words
The words we speak have great power. They have the potential to encourage or discourage, heal or hurt, soothe or provoke. A kind word...
Weathering the Storms
Spring in Southern Maryland is a conglomeration of virtually every type of weather-event known to humankind. It’s not uncommon to...
Listen Up!
Each of us is the product of our past . . . our upbringing, our influences, our choices, and our relationships. Often times, we develop...
The Hot Dog Incident
Many years ago when we were young parents with young children, Bobby and I gave our lives to Christ. Still in the infancy of our faith,...
Faux-Feminism
Don’t mistake the ill-treatment of women in centuries past as God’s sanctioning or approval of such behavior. The Lord is the champion...
Love at First Fight
Once upon a time, there was a Boy and Girl of teen-age. A mutual friend of Boy and Girl was a scheming Instigator who purposed to keep...