Harvesting a Life of Abundance
“I don’t know how you do it,” folks often said with a shake of their head. They were referring to my son’s deployment to Fallujah with the USMC during the height of the Iraq War. The days were easier because I was busy teaching school. I talked and laughed with friends and students, and life felt normal. But the nights… Read More
“Excuse me, ma’am? I wonder if you could help me,” she said softly. On my way to the checkout line with a few grocery items, I stopped and turned to the young woman, expecting a request for help in locating an elusive item needed for a new dish she was making for dinner. “I need formula for my baby,” she… Read More
“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone” (Ps. 71:9). Meet “Little Red.” She’s not really red anymore. She’s more of a brownish, rusty color. She came to live on our farm in the 70s. My dad bought her from a logging operation, and she had been used and abused…. Read More
