There's something about bouncing from a trip to Washington DC ........ to a trip to Nashville so you can help your son and his wife load a moving truck........ to having company for the weekend that almost seems a bit crazy! Tim's sister, husband, and our nephew...

This sign in Washington, DC, reminded me of the pace this world seems to be in most of the time. I think that's one of the reasons waiting is so difficult. It's almost as if the "idling" stage is illegal. On the escalators we road to and from the metro train, people...

    I took most of my DC pictures on my phone. Carrying my big camera ended up being more trouble than it was worth. For some reason, I can't seem to find where all of the phone pictures downloaded into my computer's hard drive, so I think I'm going to have to...

I love how Solomon speaks so eloquently in I Kings as he dedicates the new temple that was built under his leadership. I love how he goes back in history and shares about how God had kept His promise to his father David when He said, "I have chosen Jerusalem as the...

I love the Disney movie, "The Emperor's New Groove." I love the story line. I love the music. I love the humor. But I love the lesson most of all. If you've never watched this movie, you should rent it this summer and see what you think. As I've ventured through this...

I have a lot of "thank you" notes to write this summer....... Not because of a party where I received lots of gifts. Not because a group of people came and moved a piano; although a group did come and do that for me several years ago, and I'm pretty sure I never wrote...

I'm realizing very quickly that my whole schedule has been turned upside down since I don't have to be out the door at 7 a.m. Mornings are much less structured and it seems that something is always going on around this house. I have decided to transition to evening...

How do you act when you are visiting someone's home? Extra polite, extra careful, extremely thankful for the hospitality of those you are visiting. This morning I read this verse in Psalm 39, "For I am your guest, a traveler passing through, as my ancestors before...

We've had the same neighbors on both sides of us  for almost nineteen years. Both of these families have shared many highs and many lows with our family throughout these years. They've helped when we've been in emergency situations, they've sat with us when we signed...

I moved some boxes around in the shed this morning, trying to make room for school supplies that I want to store for the summer. As I opened one box that has been packed away for a long time, I saw a journal. An old journal. Seventeen years old. I had to stop and sit...