When my grandmother died almost 30 years ago, the only thing that remained of her life was a shoebox with a few possessions and one granddaughter who loved her. The image of that shoebox burned into my teenage memory as a symbol of pathos. She had spent a lifetime building up defenses to protect her [...]
Karen’s earlier blog post touched many of you and it touched my family too. The Cotten clan had a rough year in 2010, and the troubles seem to be increasing into 2011. At the same time, opportunities to minister have never been so prolific or so fruitful. Michael and I are traveling more extensively than [...]
During the Christmas holidays, we fill our homes with the tantalizing aromas of gingerbread, peppermint, cookies baking, homemade candies, and other soothing smells like evergreen trees and wood burning fires. We surround ourselves with the cheering visions of twinkling lights, crystal ornaments, decoratively wrapped packages, Christmas trees, Nativity scenes, holly, mistletoe, poinsettias, bows, and holiday [...]
If you have ever lived with creatures of the purr and tail you have experienced, what I call, the At some point in almost every evening, felines react dramatically to non-existent things or situations. It is extremely entertaining, and frankly one of the highlights of my day. I think what makes the experience so intriguing [...]
Here I am again, still savoring Psalm 37. This time I am enamored with the word “delight.” Delight – 1. Extreme pleasure or satisfaction: joy 2. Something that gives great pleasure; to take great pleasure; to give keen enjoyment; to give joy or satisfaction; to please greatly. What a wonderful word! This is no mamby, [...]
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