More on Manna Living: Grace in the Dark by Sandra Stanley
If you don't follow Sandra Stanley's blog, I think you'd like it. She and her husband Andy live in Alpharetta, Georgia and dearest of dear friends with my brother and his wife Chris - my childhood best friend (boo-hoo-hoo - you're Texans for goodness' sake - why...
The Undeniable Power of a Smile
On Monday, I had such a fun time getting to chat with Chris Fabry on his life radio program from Moody in Chicago. Actually, it has been a privilege throughout the summer to be able to chat with several terrific hosts about the topic of finding contentment in the...
The Battle with Best and Pressures of Perfection
Among the many sickening, literally nauseating, stories in the news this week (i.e. #anotherboy), I found myself grieving over this from the New York Times: Tears literally rolled down my cheeks as my heart ached/aches for kids (like Kathryn DeWitt whose story is...
To See, or To Be Seen – Is that the question?
"I'm not on social media or Facebook or anything," a friend told me yesterday when we bumped into each other at the grocery store. Both of us racing in for a quick-grab (that instantly became not-so-quick) stopped & paused to catch up. "So," she continued, "it's...
Taming Technology
"When I was your age... (fill in the blank)." We've all said it. It usually involves some reference to hardship. I said it on a recent drive to my brother's lake house. Mine went a little something like this: "When I was your age, my brothers and sister and I endured...