A few weeks ago I interviewed the executive director at the Sanctuary Mission, a place where broken lives are restored. For some, it’s a place of last resort. Many come from weeks or months of living on the street. Most suffer from various addictions. The director, Joe, went there years ago for restoration. I wrote…
What is your “all this?” Recently, I wrote a story for the paper about a domestic violence survivor. She said she married a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” He was one way while they were dating and another once they were married. She grew up in church, the daughter of a pastor, and believed that marriage…
I am notoriously terrible at remembering things, especially names of people and where I park my car. A few weeks ago, I came home from the grocery store and told my husband a cute little story about not being able to remember where I parked, not even the general area of the parking lot, and…
At one time, Russell Moore was a big wig in the Southern Baptist Convention. However, when he publicly criticized Donald Trump and then criticized the Southern Baptist Convention’s response to a sexual abuse crisis and what he saw as the increasing tolerance/embrace of white Christian nationalism, he found himself ostracized by many in the denomination….
My pastor’s message this week was about pride: the first of the seven deadly sins; it goes before a fall. God opposes the proud, tears down the houses of the proud, but gives grace to the humble. The pastor said pride is the one sin we can easily (and with great gusto) see in others…
Last week, my mom, who will turn 90 in August, went into a home, as they say. She has dementia and is still recovering from her second broken hip. A few years ago, she had breast cancer and had a mastectomy. She’s been wheelchair bound for quite a while. Mom doesn’t know me anymore, but…
Each week before the church service starts, I check in with my two favorite octogenarian sisters, two of the coolest older ladies I know. (Hi Jan and Pat!) Most weeks we talk about cute comfortable shoes. One of the sisters laments that her feet are ugly, which is a problem I can relate to. I’ll…
