From 12/19/21. CBB A friend of mine died recently. Many knew him and those who knew him well knew him as a generous and kind person. Many people had stories of him coming to the aid of someone by providing for or making contact on someone’s behalf to provide for...
When I was a teenager, my paternal grandmother crafted a quilt for each of her grandchildren, with the help of her sister, Aunt Omi. She hung a large quilting frame from the ceiling in her cozy den area adjacent to her spacious kitchen. I fondly remember seeing them...
In early August, I observed a small umbilical hernia in my little Shih Tzu dog, Bitsy. The next week I had to go to Birmingham and I sent her to doggie daycare at our veterinarian’s office and asked them to check it. When I picked her up I talked to the doctor. She...
A morning Wake Up Call devotional this week focused on Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the...
“Gifts from God that are not acknowledged as such are deadly to the soul, because they thicken the illusion of self-sufficiency that leads to over-confidence and sets us up for failure.”. Tim Keller, Prayer, Chapter 8. I awoke in the night with someone on...
Two years ago, Jan 15,2021, I shared a reflection by our daughter, Charlotte, about our youngest granddaughter, Riley….To see where Riley is now, another two years along, is remarkable! “I just had my last meeting with Homewood High School admin and...
