I wailed as my mom drove the two of us through the Montreat Gate. “I don’t want to go through that gate without Mimi on the other side!” I moaned between breathless sobs. “I know, baby. I don’t either. But we can do this,” Mama replied. We had joined my uncle and cousin to form a circle of earthly witnesses … Read More
Writing on the Walls
Did you ever make a time capsule as a kid? I remember doing one at my school. I don’t remember anything that went into it or when it was to be opened, but I remember thinking about how awesome it would be for someone to find it some day. Now that I’m a grown-up, I live in an old Virginian … Read More
The Art of Writing a Letter
I’ve written all sorts of letters throughout my life. Letters to my parents from camp, postcards with short letters to my grandparents from vacations, entries in my diaries, cards filled with letters of encouragement to those having a bad day or suffering in a particular way, emails with updates on life with pen pals and old friends, letters of complaint … Read More
Lessons From My Granddaddy Part 1
Next Friday, May 24th marks the 12 year anniversary of the home going of my Granddaddy. Can I tell you a little bit about him? Oh good, thank you. I’ve got a two-part series about him, but really could write a whole book about the wisdom he passed down to me. In fact, one has been written already. You should … Read More
I’d Rather Have Jesus
Last night, after 104 years of life, one of earth’s most beloved saints of old entered the pearly gates for his eternal life. When a person gets to be that old, you begin to wonder if they are going to outlive all of us. George Beverly Shea, or as I’ve always called him, “Uncle Bev”, served his Lord and Savior … Read More
MY St. Patrick
St. Patrick’s Day has always been a well- acknowledged holiday in our family. Not for the beer guzzling side of it, but for the Irish heritage and the legacy of St. Patrick himself. Excited that I was born just two weeks before the holiday, my dad bought a little St.Patrick’s day button in the hospital gift shop that proclaimed, “It’s … Read More