My sister Jennie wrote a post on her blog recently that I loved, so I asked if I could share it as a guest post. Some of you might know Jennie, and know that she experienced the death of her best friend early this spring and how hard that has been for her. She writes: […]
I am indebted for this post to my brother-in-law Kirby–young husband, father, minister–who preached a thought-provoking message Sunday morning. This post is based on that message. What is security? The state of being free from danger or threat. We all covet this position. Insecurity? Being open to danger and vulnerable. To avoid this position, many of
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A guest post by Joel Stoltzfus: *** The expression “pie in the sky” is used to describe an impractical idea. It originated in the lyrics of the song, “The Preacher and the Slave,” that was written to the tune of a popular Christian hymn: Long-haired preachers come out every night, Try to tell you what’s
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Cheerfulness Mom gave me a journal once, green with red and yellow swirls, that says: “Cheerfulness is the atmosphere in which all things thrive.” –Johann Richter It seems to me that when speaking of children and friendship, with all our high-sounding talk of Love and Sacrifice and Discipline and Spending Time, we sometimes forget this
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Honest Imperfection I dislike perfect people. Always have. No matter how hard I myself may try to be smart, steady, kind, thoughtful, calm, collected, spiritual, loving, organized, and always right, I resent it when I see too many of these qualities in another individual. Or maybe it is my perception that they see these qualities
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