The Challenger – January 28, 1986 On January 28, 1986, the American shuttle orbiter Challenger broke up 73 seconds after liftoff, bringing a devastating end to the spacecraft’s 10th mission. The disaster claimed the lives of all seven astronauts aboard, including Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire who had been selected to join the… [Read More]
Heaven
we can’t go back – or can we?
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3.13-14 We’re at the… [Read More]
my favorite 2014 posts and ponderings
Every new year begins the same. New plans. New word. Resolutions. Diets. Commitments. Challenges. Hope. Change. Then, around mid-March you realize that ‘this’ year is looking more like last year than you had really wanted it to. So you have a little come to Jesus meeting with yourself and try to readjust! Do you do… [Read More]
five minute friday: adore
Today’s challenge is ADORE! I always go with the first thing that pops into my mind because I don’t want to overthink it. I love this chorus and I love that we sing it all year round at our church. O! Come Let us Adore Him. O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant,… [Read More]
thankful for truth
It’s a blog-o-sphere pandemic! Everyone’s got it! It’s a contagion! Spreading like wildfire! What is it? It’s the grateful bug! Tis the season for thanks-giving and, what a wonderful season that is. We must learn to live with an attitude of gratitude. Ann Voskamp taught us well when she wrote One Thousand Gifts. She encouraged… [Read More]
one more thing about my mother
Our mom went to heaven on October 27 and the two weeks following, my sister and I were in a whirlwind to clean out her one-bedroom apartment in order to turn the keys in to management. As we went through boxes, drawers, and closets we were saddened by the realization that our mother had nothing… [Read More]
j c norton
Entered the gates this week – there is NO doubt in my mind that he heard the words he longed to hear, “Well done, My good and faithful servant, enter into My eternal rest!” Some of my fond memories of J.C. are: his love for people his wood-working talent his generosity his faithfulness his kindness… [Read More]
the origin of my hope
It was a busy Thanksgiving morning, my mother-in-law, my husband and I were in the kitchen doing holiday things when the phone rang. For as long as I live I will remember that call. My dear friend’s son had been heinously murdered in West Palm Beach, FL. I ran to the building adjacent to our… [Read More]