Long life is a tremendous gift of God, but the fourth quarter can be painful. Hebrews 12:1-2 offers encouragement in imagery that is quite symbolic of HERITAGE OF HOPE. Let's join Paul in viewing this life as a race we are running to successfully pass the baton of faith to the next generation. THEREFORE WE [...]
A not-so-empty EMPTY NEST can be chaotic, overwhelming and depressing. What do we do with a lifetime accumulation of possessions that are no longer needed? Host a garage sale? Create a man cave or a craft room? Move? Where does one begin? Is there a recommended system? I offer you 3 ways to declutter the [...]
YOUR FAMILY HISTORY is a gift only you can give. One generation may mock another for keeping money under the mattress or saving cottage cheese cartons . . . until they hear how their great-grandparents survived bank closures and the shortages of the Great Depression. Nieces and nephews, children, and grandchildren have an entirely different [...]
You may know how uncomfortable it is to try and carry both sides of a conversation. Such was the dilemma I faced with my maternal grandmother, Mimi. As she lost more and more of her vision, her world was shrinking. Although she was receiving excellent care in a small group home, her health was declining [...]
No matter who is in the White House, ADONAI REMAINS ON HIS THRONE. The King of Kings has not changed nor will He. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Our citizenship in the United States of America is secondary—not primary. Our first allegiance is to Father God, our Creator, our [...]
HERITAGE: Purchased in 1943, this little angel decorated my parents’ first Christmas tree and every one thereafter for 57 years. Our Christmas angel was always placed on the very top of our tree—the crowning glory. As the decades passed, she was lovingly repaired by Mom, and Dad re-wired her several times. Most recently, my sister-in-law [...]
Jesus was on mission. Jesus endured radical changes during his life on this earth. Although acclaimed as a king at his birth, he grew up the son of a humble, obscure carpenter. As an adult, Jesus was again publicly commended by John the Baptist, a voice out of Heaven, and throngs who witnessed his miracles. [...]
After hours at highway speeds, Camp Pendleton was far behind, some 900 miles behind. Brian was pleased to drive the rental truck for his deployed son’s young family, but the grandkids were restless, and their mother was hoping to make Boise before dark. Even stopped for gas, he was hustling internally. What is taking so [...]
1. CHOOSE YOUR AUDIENCE AND THUS YOUR VOICE: My brother, Brian Wilson, tells riveting adventure stories. Family gatherings often bring forth still another yarn, and I gleefully request that he write it down. I am collecting a sizable file! What fun it will be to edit his tall tales one day. His voice is the [...]
My technically savvy father left us the precious gift of time travel—a DVD of Christmas movies covering almost 30 years! For two hours we laugh and cry our way forward from the late 1950’s in California to the mid 1980’s in Oregon. It is a joy to watch my brothers and me grow up around [...]
