Rest in Peace, Howard
http://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 At first, Howard seemed to be a thorn in my side. “You’re just not here enough,” he said the minute I walked into the gym. “This should be a full time job. Not part time.” “Hi Howard,” I said, stringing the...
Miss Eula
Flickr photo from Prisoner 5413 Her name was Eula, and she told me she was seventy four years old. “I never imagined I would be living like this,” she said, looking around at the Sunday school room our church had made into a shelter for homeless families for the week...
Miss Minnie
Lately we’ve had more than our share of frustration at our house. Boys spend a half hour on the computer on homework they don’t even want to do, exit out, then realize they forgot to save. Someone eats the ENTIRE BOX of someone else’s favorite cereal. There is too...
In Defense of Todd’s Shirt
(In honor of MLK Day, I’m re-posting this. I hope you enjoy the day!) Do you like the shirt? Apparently some people don’t. Todd bought it in Atlanta a couple years ago when our church youth group took an afternoon off from their mission work and toured The King...
Christmas By Candlelight. And My Pagan Baptist Husband.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theoquinnfamily/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (Great job, KevinOQ. What a terrific photo!) Last night was the Lessons and Carols service at our church, and I must confess, I didn’t really feel like going. No, I hadn’t turned into Mrs. Grinch, with...
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