“Love to your wife and the boys and accept the same for yourself. Your affectionate father – Alfred Dorrell” This is how the correspondence ends for each of the 9 letters I have from Alfred Dorrell (1813-1894) London, England…
Read MoreDO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE? – PART 3
I struggle with roller coasters. No… that is not true – I HATE roller coasters. I don’t mind spinning ‘round and ‘round – I just can’t do roller coasters. I don’t do hilly roads either. I want to – I…
Read MoreDO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE? – PART 2
This young man that I fell in love with was clear with me from the beginning that he would be a Pastor. He was confident that I would make a great Pastor’s Wife. He also loved Fried Chicken – and…
Read MoreDO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE?
34 years….. Pastor’s wife… That’s me… Someone asked me a few days ago, if I liked being a Pastor’s wife. That is not the first time I have been asked that question. It is, however, the first time I really…
Read More525,600 MINUTES
How do you measure a year? 525,600 minutes have passed since I have written a blog post. How do I measure that time? How do I evaluate all that has transpired during those 525,600 minutes? There have been joys, struggles,…
Read MoreDEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS
After 9 months of unemployment, I joyfully accepted a position with a small, liberal arts school as their registrar. This new position is located approximately 80 miles from the city in which I live – but the commute is mostly…
Read MoreI KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU
A scripture that has repeatedly “shown up” in my daily study during this “unemployment journey” is Jeremiah 29:11. I have spoken of it before – I have quoted it – I have responded to it both in this place and…
Read MoreINTO THE BUSHES
Let’s just make it a Funny Friday Renault Alliance Trilogy! We had that car FOREVER! It became the “junk car” that dad drove around town so as to not tie up the family van. It was also the car…
Read MoreWHAT IS SCREAMING YOUR NAME?
There are things in our lives that “scream” our name. For instance: if you get a meal from me when someone is sick or has had a baby, you most likely will get beans yum yum or pasta in cream…
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