Requiem for a Southern Belle

It was almost exactly thirty years ago. I would turn thirty the next day, and it would mark the first time in recorded history that I would be working on my birthday. Never mind that it would be in the wooded beauty of central Wisconsin. I was not happy about it. For reasons lost to the mists… Continue reading Requiem for a Southern Belle

Friends in Faith: Beth Haug

Beth Haug and my sister have been friends for decades… since right around their fifth birthdays. Beth had a special way about her when we were kids–those big, beautiful brown eyes, that sober, thoughtful nature, punctuated at just the right times with an impish grin. Beth was strong even then, growing up in a large,… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Beth Haug

You Got to Have Friends

Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Not even Jesus did it alone. Of course we know he had the Lord at his side every step of the way, even at Calvary. And of course we know the… Continue reading You Got to Have Friends