Donna Jackson
Heard You Are Writing A Book!
Good quotes long to be displayed – either in public view or in the mind. They hope they are sticky enough to adhere to the walls of our brains in such prominent places that we can’t ignore them. This one caught my eye because of the picture behind it. Your eyes may have gone straight […]
Lost
My grandfather’s name was Russell, but to his grandchildren he was Russy. Going to Sears with my grandfather rated in my book. He believed they had the best of all things mechanical because they guaranteed their tools for life. On one particular outing, as he scanned the shelves for some sort of gadget, my four-year-old […]
You Were Made for More
I’ve bumped into some familiar reasoning so many times lately that I decided to slow down and think it through. Just what do people really convey when they say, “That’s just the way I am” or “That’s just the way God made me”? Ever heard or said that? It seems those are just excuses for […]
Go Ahead – Make God’s Day!
After more than a year, the Ellis clan is together. Our little Benjamin is enjoying the benefits of being chosen, pursued, and redeemed. It will be a few years before he realizes the tremendous love that motivated his parents’ hard work and sacrifice. For now, he’s just enjoying mandarin oranges, toy trucks, and cartoons. Learning […]
Are You Overwhelmed?
If you saw the movie Facing the Giants, you might remember a scene near the end when Coach Grant finds out he’s going to be a father. He had just turned a potluck football team into state champions by teaching them to honor God in everything. He’d been given a brand new truck and a […]
Teach Us to Listen
Children’s brains fascinate me. They develop at such high speed their mouths can’t keep up. When a child tells a story it can take days for him to finish. He “sees” the story in his mind, but arranging his knowledge in a logical, understandable format is grueling. What comes out is “uh”, “and then”, and […]
Got Plans for Saturday?
If any of you have remained untouched by death, divorce, abuse, depression, or addiction I’d like to meet you. Being a Christian doesn’t insulate us from hurt, but it does offer strength and comfort to those willing to accept it. Sometimes even the smallest kernel of advice from someone who’s already been there can set […]
Getting Older? Read On!
Have you seen the t-shirts that proudly state “Old guys rule”? There’s a lot of truth in that. What older people lose in muscle mass, strength, and energy they have the chance to make up for in knowledge, experience, and wisdom. Many of our now-wise friends were once where they weren’t supposed to be, did […]
Mission Impossible?
What images do the words “Mission Impossible” bring to mind? Do you immediately start hearing the thumps of a theme song? Maybe you older ones remember Peter Graves as Mr. Phelps, while the younger crowd thinks of Tom Cruise. No doubt you remember a perfectly manicured hand striking a match and lighting a fuse that […]
Joy’s in the House
Every afternoon the hot and steamy or cold and frosty school bus, depending on the season, rolled through Green Valley transporting all of us elementary-aged, screaming meemies to our homes. Every day that big yellow shuttle screeched to a grinding halt on the busiest highway between Rainbow City and the not-so-big town of Lincoln to […]
