ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (October 5, 2014) Reading the book of Jonah for the first time troubled me. Not the miraculous aspect; I easily digested the man-gets-swallowed-by-fish part. But Jonah’s stubborn response to God bothered me. I couldn’t relate to the prophet’s attitude. Until the time I found myself following his example. Our church on the edge […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (August 25, 2014) Plastic folders, crayons and those timeless tools of learning, pencils and paper, currently fill store shelves to capacity. The sight makes me sentimental for yesteryear, when I had school-age children. Not that I’d like to repeat those years. But the opportunity to influence fresh hearts and minds is as precious […]
(August 19, 2014) In preparation for my family’s return home from time with grandparents, I’ve been painting over the “scribble-scrabble”—as my children call it—scrawled all over the upstairs bedrooms of our home. To be clear, this is not a rant. It is nearly axiomatic that a five-year-old, plus smuggled crayons, plus an hour of rest […]
ROCKWALL/ HEATH, TX. (June 27, 2014) For several months I walked my dog along the farm road that crosses the creek bordering our neighborhood. Barricades had closed the road to traffic while a road crew worked to replace an old, unsafe bridge with a better one. Without trucks and SUV’s whizzing by, it felt like […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 13, 2014) In the aftermath of a loved one’s death, family members left on the bewildering journey of grief are often experience fatigue, emotional upheaval, and meaningful questions about life and faith. Faith & Grief Ministries offers a 6-week workshop that provides a safe venue to wrestle with the dynamics of grief and to […]
ROCKWALL, TX (May 13, 2014) In the aftermath of a loved one’s death, family members left on the bewildering journey of grief are often experience fatigue, emotional upheaval, and meaningful questions about life and faith. Faith & Grief Ministries offers a 6-week workshop that provides a safe venue to wrestle with the dynamics of grief and to […]
ROCKWALL / HEATH, TX (April 11, 2014) As a young girl I treasured a gift chosen just for me. My grandparents had given me a ring with a small ruby stone for my birthday. The ring had a real gold band that wouldn’t turn my finger green like the dime store rings I’d worn. I wore […]
ROCKWALL/HEATH, TX (March 16, 2014) The American Dream, like everything in this modern age, has grown more sophisticated. It now includes the bucket list, that personal wish-list of things we most desire to accomplish before our time on earth expires. The bucket list sounds good to me. My own list already has three items: tour […]
ROCKWALL / HEATH (February 2, 2014) Mark your calendars and sign up for the 2nd annual Faith, Heart & Soul: 5K Color Run and 1K Fun Run on Saturday, February 22nd, at Wilkerson-Sanders Stadium. The race is presented by Rockwall-Heath High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America and benefits Women In Need, or WIN, […]
(January 27, 2014) It usually happened every year around the end of January. I had to acknowledge my failure to keep New Year’s resolutions. I’ve done much better since I quit making them. Last year I decided to forgo resolutions after considering my track record: the rabbit-like start; the tortoise-like progression; the road-kill finish. I […]