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 [...]
This is a phrase that has been thrown around over many years with many connotations. With divorce rates as they are, often children grow up with one parent, a parent and a stepparent, with other adult family members, or with total strangers. Daddy’s can be the best influence in a young woman’s life, or one [...]
I remember it was a few days after the Wellspring board members’ retreat in April. We met at Gloria’s for the weekend for our ‘annual checkup’ – a review of Wellspring activities from the past year and a time of seeking God for the year ahead. We prayed for each other and we worked diligently [...]
To Sons and Daughters I have had an interesting past few years in my family. After Joseph and I got married 6 years ago, we returned from our honeymoon to the news that my dad was moving out of the house and getting separated from my mom. Two years later they were divorced. It was [...]
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