Sometime between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. each evening, my mom and I help my dad sit on the edge of his bed for a few minutes. After raising the top of the hospital bed in his bedroom, I generally lean…
Perfect Strength
I stayed up late last night to write. I planned on catching up on this blog site as well as on my self-titled site, where I “encourage and equip others to share their stories” and where I’m so far behind…
A Quick Note from “Auntie Brenda”
I need to get a little “Auntie Brenda” on you again. Listen, sweet girly, it’s good that he’s busy; that speaks highly of him. But even busy people get to choose what they’re busy doing. If he’s too busy to…
My Passion—My 5 Little Loaves & 2 Small Fish
Today’s post is another guest post from Samantha Loucks. Samantha is starting her final semester at a Christian University in South Carolina, where, in December, she will complete her major in journalism and mass communication. To learn more about Samantha…
Listening to the Tomatoes

I should have seen it coming when my mother named the tomato plants this year. When my parents’ friend Jack brought my mother six plants for the patio, she got that look in her eye, and by the next morning,…