Becky’s Blog
The Allure of Mr. Money Bags- Our Job for Friday and Now and Beyond
The Allure of Mr. Money Bags- Our Job for Friday and Now and Beyond Photo by aisletwentytwo on flickr.com Who doesn’t love a big...
Rise Up, Mr. Trump. A Love Note (In a Sense) from a Christian Sister
No matter how we feel about it, this time next week, our country will have a new president. If you had a chance to meet with him...
A Bird in the Hand: The Rest of the Story
If you’re my Facebook friend, you may have noticed my manic post Sunday morning, how our little South Carolina split-level...
Merry Christmas from the Darkness
Do you ever feel like darkness is following you around like a shadow, hovering close? I have felt like that this season. It's...
Magnificent Lucy, Her Christmas Spirit, and the Pie-Cake Beyond Compare
If I asked my new friend Lucy* what she thinks Christmas smells like, she'd probably give the same kind of answer as any teenage...
Playing Sardines with the Mother of God
I'll admit something to you that makes me sound kind of like a female American Scrooge. As I left the house last night to go to...
A Different Kind of Christmas this Year
"It's going to be a different kind of Christmas this year," she said, smoothing the covers of her twin bed. As we visited, I...
A Reason to Dance (Even for the Most Election Weary, World Weary Curmudgeon)
I don't usually dance on Monday mornings at 8:51 am. I'm more apt to be found hiding in my office, downing a second cup of...
Can’t Christmas Wait Until My House Is Clean?
Welcome to my home! Pull up a chair and let's all admire my stunning Christmas décor- the fireplace I have adorned so artfully...
A Stump, Some Bullies, and CPR for Hope
I realize that normal people do not keep an old tree stump in a cabinet, just waiting for the right moment to use it. Lucky for...
Springsteen and Our Broken Thanksgiving
Last night we drove home from Raleigh in the darkness, and as I sat there, squeezed in between my husband and middle child in...
The Day This Mama Lost Her Cool
I like to think that I'm a pretty patient mama. Or maybe after launching two grown children into the world (yes, I know one is...
The Stunning Thing a Child Said Sunday, 3000 Years Later- and Why We Need to Hear It Today
Sometimes a child makes a simple comment, nothing shocking or noticeable, but the stunning truth of her words rings out into the...
The Room of Requirement- Be There or Be Square
Remember the Room of Requirement? No? Don't feel bad. Neither did forty some children gathered around me for my Children's...













