Taking Kentucky to Nashville, Tennessee

Erich had two days off in a row from his new job; so Tim, Todd, and I decided to slip down and spend a day and a half with him while Olivia was at camp. We picked up a small grill for Erich’s apartment deck and threw in our ice cream freezer, so we could take a...

Can’t Wait to Hear All The Stories…

Thanks to Facebook and a wonderful dean’s wife, I’ve been able to have a sneak preview of Olivia’s week at church camp. This is Olivia BEFORE the faculty scavenger hunt… During a worship service, Olivia took a minute to say...

A Balancing Act that Never Ends…

  You’ve probably watched someone walk across a tightrope before…arms outstretched, toes perfectly pointed while feet carefully cross in front of each other. The tightrope walker moves slowly and steadily attempting to keep his balance on the thin, small...

Heavy-hearted….and yet full of Hope

Friends of ours who moved to Tennessee several years ago will be coming back home this week to have the funeral of their 14-year old son who lost his fight with leukemia last Thursday night.  Aaron has been a patient at St. Jude’s for the past 10 months, and...

Sleeping can be dangerous…

Mark 13:35-37 “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in...

UNAFRAID…..Book Tour Continues

Karon Goodman, author of Unafraid: Living God’s Plan on a Ladder and a Promise, has been on an online book tour over the past few months. You may remember a blog post or two that I wrote about her book at the beginning of April.  Well, the book tour continues...