Three years ago today, at 11:44 a.m., I was holding my Mama’s hand when she took her last breath on earth. I’m not sure if I still know how to process how I felt. Dementia had stolen the vibrant woman she had always been, and yet, she was still my Mama. Come Easter this…
I enjoy watching the old TV series, “Columbo.” Truth be known, in an attempt to find something decent to watch, I’ve probably watched every episode three or four times. This detective series was unique in that Columbo seemed to know immediately who the guilty party was, and the rest of the show was spent…
Lamentations 3:22-23, “His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” There are many ways to look at these two verses. Yesterday may have been a bad day, but with the rising of the sun, we have an opportunity to have a better day. Circumstances from the past can range…
Revelation 1:5-6, “To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father, to Him be glory and power forever and ever! Amen.” If you’ve ever attended a fireworks show, you know that while…
Luke 14:28, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost…” Jesus asked this question on the heels of telling the multitude that they could not be His disciples if they were not willing to pick up a cross daily and follow Him. In fact,…
Exodus 13:19, “And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.” When God used Moses to lead the people out of Egypt, a promise was kept…
There is an ancient proverb that says, “When an old person dies, a library is burned to the ground.” While its origin is debated, the truth it contains is undeniable. Trying to preserve part of that library is what those of us who love history and genealogy are trying to do: pass the story…
Matthew 13:7, “And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.” We have stepped into another year. A journey we’ve never taken before lies ahead. As with all years, it will have its times of joy and sorrow. There will be days when we make wise choices and days when…
I’m not sure which came first: me knowing the scripture from having grown up in church, or the song by The Byrds. It was a number one song in 1965 and was taken almost verbatim from the first eight verses of Ecclesiastes chapter 3. It is a reminder of the importance of time. “To every…
I want to paraphrase Ruth 1:7 slightly. “She left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take her home.” Do you have a place you call home? Home for me is a tad complicated. I call Union Point, where I spent most of my childhood, home.…