God's Grace and Life's Challenges

Heritage, Memories and Two Wise Words

We had an early Father’s Day celebration last night and it stirred up thoughts and memories and even drew out

This will be my sixth Mother’s Day without my momma. I still think of her every day, but I remember

My mom always said she had eyes in the back of her head. And she did have a way of

It was a cold and rainy afternoon and I had two black bananas in my fruit bowl. The trifecta for

Life is a series of challenges and tests. Joys and disappointments mingle together in each day. And some days the

I believe this truth to be self-evident (but apparently it isn’t) — a person’s own money belongs to them to

The other day Mom looked at me with a childlike gaze, and in honest concern asked, “What do you do

Mom sees Dad walking by her this afternoon and asks, “Are you my husband?” “Yes, he replies. “I’m your husband.

This afternoon I discovered on Mom’s nightstand a tiny, black and white photo of her and me when I was

I keep thinking about my mom’s dentist appointment the other week. As we were seated waiting for her name to