In the early morning, I usually work at home from my desk that faces our house’s back window. It’s on the second floor of what used to be the entertainment room for our kids when they were roosting up there. Now that they’ve flown, I converted that into a comfortable study area. I like it …
“Did you remember to get the cake?” I asked. “Of course,” my wife answered, acting surprised that I would doubt their dependability on such a critical mission. Lori, my daughter, Madi, and daughter-in-law, Kayla, had picked out a cake, Chocolate Orea, they knew he would like. The next day we celebrated his birthday. He would …
“This is God’s Word to me; it reminds me that in Jesus Christ, all my sins are forgiven; in Jesus Christ, I have a hopeful future, and in Jesus Christ, I have the possibility of a great day every day, and that includes today.” Those words, written in a letter to the parents of a …
“Today will be a busy day on Hick’s Mountain,” Lori said as we sat on the back porch, sipping our favorite morning brew: Irish Breakfast hot tea. Lori was referring to the Fourth of July gatherings where we grew up in Oklahoma. Hick’s Mountain happened to be where my parents, and a slew of other …
I relish the sunrise anytime—fall, winter, spring, summer— just like I can enjoy a good steak, regardless of the season. But summer puts some extra jam on the biscuit: in summer, or even spring, I can step outside and at once be enveloped by the sun’s aura as it awakens my little corner of the …