There are not many times in our lives when we know that a real life-changing event is eminent. An event that will impact each remaining moment of our days here on earth: graduation, a wedding, and the birth of a newborn to name a few. I sit here next to a sleeping Annabelle listening to…
When the Saints Go Marching In
Pope John Paul becoming a fast tracked saint. The Wedding of William and Kate. The death of Osama Bin Laden. These stories have flooded channels from this side of the pond to the other. Yet all of them seem to have become a backdrop for many of us from Kentucky to China as a real…
The Same Lesson Again…and Again
As I sit here with Annabelle still in her tight home and my dropped belly, I find myself still longing for the day she screams her arrival. I have days of misery where everything hurts and she elbows me more than my brothers on a bad day. I have days where the tears flow freely…
Sonshine…2
“Wanna throw a Frisbee?” “Can I use an umbrella?” Barrett gave me a comical look but shrugged his shoulders sure. We had just gotten back from having lunch with friends after church overlooking the runway of the air force base and now we walked in the blazing sun toward the beach nearby our apartment. The…
Following the Blind
Life and death. A contrast we hear so much and contemplate even more…especially when tragedy hits that plasters images of both so sensationally. I think of pictures of people from Japan, Thailand, New Orleans, and even closer to home, a family member or friend that you won’t soon forget. One of the sweetest, strongest, and…