Happy 100th Anniversary FBCS!
I was not sure I would go. I didn’t want to remember because sometimes the memories are hard and overwhelming. But when I was invited and I thought about it, I could almost hear Jim’s voice encouraging me and telling me to go for both of us. I did go and I did remember. It…
Glaciers and Earthquakes
I was listening to an uploaded sermon from our church in IL Â last week and Mike was looking back at the events of 9/11. The comparison of the events, based on an analogy from Dr. Martin Marty, was to an earthquake. For most people, the event was an earthquake. When there is an earthquake,…
Letters from heaven!
I am still processing what I think about what I am about to share, but I know God orchestrates things for us beyond what we can imagine. This week I was especially sad. And that is okay…even expected. But here is what happened. Other people let me know of their own sadness, of “Jim-sightings” ,…
A Graduation Blessing
Emily’s Senior class at church had a banquet to honor the graduates tonight. The parents were asked to write a blessing to share with their student. Here is the one I read to Emily. Dear Emily, I am so grateful to be your mom. I used to say it was the hardest thing I have…
The Gift no one wants for Christmas
This entry is moved from 12/4/10 blogspot site The Gift no one wants for Christmas Welcome to my first blog on this site as I make the move from Caring Bridge; I am not sure how I feel about this, but we will try it for a while. It may morph into something else. We…