Hampton Park in Charleston, South Carolina, is a beautiful place to walk or just sit and enjoy the many flowers, trees and the fountain. When we spent a few months in Charleston during the winter of 2016 we walked almost every day in the park. At 60 acres, there are plenty of walkways. Just six […]
Advent – time of longing – waiting. Everlasting God in whom we live and move and have our being, You have made us for Yourself so that our hearts are restless until they rest in You…..Augustine of Hippo I Hate Waiting! November 30, 2016 In “Advent” What Am I Waiting For? December 15, 2017 In “Advent” […]
First, the cross We talk a lot about the cross and how terrible the death of Jesus was. The story of Peter’s denial of Jesus and the rest of the disciples fleeing from the garden where he was arrested are familiar to us. It is good that we take time to reflect on the agony, […]
This is from the message my husband gave today at Hazel Findley Assisted Living: The Gospel of Matthew as well as other Gospel writers presents the reality of Jesus’ death as an absolute certainty. Those standing around the cross watched as Jesus “breathed his last.” – John 19:30 tells us He bowed His head and gave […]
In View from the Parsonage, I shared that during the years as a pastor’s wife, I collected a lot of funny stories. I always said someday I would share those stories – after my husband retired of course. One story my husband hates for me to tell – but I get such fun out of telling is the […]
In the fall of 2002 I was diagnosed with an advanced and very aggressive cancer. Hearing my doctors words, “The odds are not in your favor,” I realized I was heading into the battle of my life. Would I live or would I die? Facing your own mortality changes the way you look at the […]
It was 1991 and my husband and youngest daughter were spending our first Thanksgiving on the mission field. Homesickness was filling my heart as I remembered all the Thanksgivings of the past spent with family and friends. A table loaded with turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, biscuits and all the other goodies we enjoyed […]
A gift from my youngest daughter March 4, 1998 – My youngest daughter surprised my husband and me by bringing home gifts for us both. It was not our birthday, anniversary, not any holiday. It was one of those “just because” gifts that are so special. One of the gifts that day was “The Joy […]
In 2015 the church in England had an advertisement which featured the Lord’s Prayer set to run before a Star Wars movie. The cinemas banned the ad because they said it might be offensive to some. In response Bishop Steven Croft wrote an article saying “from the perspective of the spirits of the age, there […]
I love to read the Gospel of Mark. His story is full of action. More about what Jesus did rather than what He said. This week as I read once again how His disciples seemed to simply not “get it” I thought: What was wrong with them? How could they be so blind – so […]
Confession time: I recently became angry at my husband for what I perceived as displaying insensitive and rude behavior to me. But then I was reminded by the Holy Spirit of my own actions earlier that week. They might have been perceived by him as being insensitive and rude behavior. Thinking on my actions vs. […]
I have been planning with some of the women in my church for a game night. Just a time for us to get together and have fun with one another getting to know each other better. Not a time of Bible study Not a time to do a service project Not a time to fix […]
When I first started writing my blog I said that I wanted to share some of the funny things I saw and heard as a pastor’s wife. So – here are two more. In a deep sleep early one morning (about 2 AM) the phone rang in the parsonage. Since I was closer to the […]
Posted this in 2015 but in this season of Lent – still worth thinking about. Grandma’s Ramblings AWE-FULL Great and holy God awe and reverence fear and trembling do no come easily to us for we are not Old Testament Jews or Moses or mystics or sensitive enough. Forgive us for slouching into Your presence […]
