What I Learned From Homeschooling My Grandchildren
Today marks 58 days my daughter Jennifer has been in Baltimore with my three-year-old grandson Benjamin. (In case you’re new to Perfection Road, Benjamin was adopted from China and needed a highly invasive surgery to repair his bladder. The best doctor for the job was Dr. John Gearhart at Johns Hopkins Hospital. To say Dr. […]
Much To Do About Trouble
[Many thanks to Barbara Bice, Kelly Smith, Carol Chatham, Raymona Bevel, Lauri King, Lindsey Vollenweider, and Tiffany Bobkowski for guest blogging for me during our little Benjamin’s hospital stay. You have blessed me beyond measure! But, it feels so good to be back at Perfection Road! Benjamin’s pins removal went exceptionally well yesterday, but I […]
Meet Tiffany: Resting in Trust
Six weeks of guest blogs was my plan, but God must have wanted seven! I couldn’t resist letting you meet one of my newest friends. Tiffany Bobkowski’s precious family will soon grow to six with the addition of a little girl from China. Their story is one the Jacksons are all too familiar with. As you read […]
Meet Lindsey: A Holy Rest
Young women with a heart for God energize me better than a 2 o’clock cup of caffeine. Lindsey (Gillen) Vollenweider does my heart good. Even as an elementary-aged kid in my Sunday school class, I knew there was something special about her. Her family is one of those good ones – the kind that puts […]
Meet Lauri: A Trophy of God’s Grace
A hands-on-the-hips-cocked-eyebrow-Garfield poster used to hang above my desk at school with a caption that read: “You can’t scare me – I teach!” School teachers, as a rule, have heard enough excuses, dealt with enough bad home situations, and disciplined enough disrespectful students to qualify them as fearless and savvy. However, Lauri King personifies the […]
Meet Raymona: The Wisdom of Grandmothers
This grandmother has had a crazy week that’s proved God’s got every moment of our lives in His hands. Our job is to trust Him. After another week of homeschooling under my belt, we all made our way to Baltimore for a Benjamin visit. He suffered a setback that sent him back to the operating […]
Meet Carol: A Time to Cast
Thank you for continuing to pray for our little grandson Benjamin. He is doing remarkably well, and according to Jennifer, the nurses are smitten with that sweet little smile that cause his eyes to disappear into his cheeks. We will finally get our hands on him (and Jennifer!) in Baltimore at the end of the […]
Meet Kelly: “Why Do Good People Die?”
It doesn’t take long to identify good people. They have a softness about them that immediately throws a lasso around your heart gently pulling you near. Although I taught Kelly Smith’s younger brother, I didn’t get to know Kelly until we purchased the farm right across the street from where she lived with her husband […]
Meet Barbara: “The Price We Pay”
How can you like someone you’ve never met? Barbara Bice and I met through a very dear mutual friend. We have emailed back and forth and feel like we know each other. I feel a face-to-face encounter happening very soon. Her book, Just Right, hooked me with the very first paragraph and I didn’t put it down […]
Be of Some Use
It’s 98 degrees. Droplets of sweat join hands to waterslide down your back. You’re sure you can hear them screaming, “Weeeeee!” from your neckline all the way to your waistband. Oh, what you wouldn’t give for just half a bottle of water straight from the fridge. Just a few months ago it was a frigid […]
