Silent Stones

Sometimes the Hard Choice Is the Right Choice

What would you have chosen? Yesterday, several good friends and I were sitting in the…

Why I’m not Teaching My Three-Year-Old to Read

I remember being alarmed at her early disinterest in learning… or at least what we…

The Fire

What needs to burn down in your world? I have to pinch myself from time…

Tough Decisions and God’s Precious Gift

What would you have done? It is that time of year again … the time…

The Big Deal that Shouldn’t Have Been a Big Deal

So why does this standout so much today? The “big deal” in this case has…

Rain Reminds Me of My Mother

Do you remember anyone when it rains? Her children stand and bless her. (Proverbs 31:28…

Thanks Mom!

He will not forget their works of grace, sacrifices of love, and scars of pain…

A Mother’s Beautiful and Tenacious Grace

This is how much a mother can love! Charm can be deceptive and physical beauty…

I Love You and I’m Sorry

What will you tell your mother today? From 1962 to 1970, my family lived in…

Red to Honor, White to Remember

What will you do to remember and honor your mother? Charm is deceptive, and beauty…

Art by Faith

How can someone who is blind still paint beautifully? For we live by faith, not…

The Ministry of Motherhood

What greater need when it is lacking and what greater blessing when present? I’ve seen…

Through the Keyhole of Grace

What can we learn about God by looking at Jesus? When I was a little…

Fix It NOW!

Why are you putting off something that you knows needing doing? For some, day-to-day life…

The Master Gardener

What’s growing in your personal flower beds? I have a very Darwinian view of yard…

A Gift from a Friend

What can one person do at such a painful time? Rejoice with those who rejoice;…

The Other Side of ‘Tragedy’

What good thing can come out of bad things? Coach Gene Stallings led Alabama to…

The Faith Gap in ’42’

Want to know what is missing in this great story of freedom? “You have…

Place of Quiet Rest

Do you have such a place? The Lord your God in your midst,The Mighty One…

Excavation

What’s buried in the concrete of your heart? If you do what is right, will…