Selfless Acts of Kindness

Written: May 30, 2016 We experience the touch of God many times through the compassionate acts of others. During the recent loss of my father, the Lord showed me the depths of His love through two of my great nephews, Thomas Jackson and Kyle Lamons. In Thomas, I saw the depth of a child’s love … More Selfless Acts of Kindness

Another Good-bye

Written May 15, 2016 It’s been a hard week, as we’ve said goodbye to my dad, Tom Brown. As the five of his children were together, with grandchildren and great grandchildren too numerous to count, my brother Steve Brown made the comment that the five of us all remember Dad in a different way, as we lived … More Another Good-bye

Celebrations

Written April 3, 2016 I had the privilege of sitting between my two sons today (as we took care of the video and sound) as we watched our Arabic Baptist Church family celebrate 5 years of ministry in Murfreesboro. It was a bittersweet day, as they heard beautiful words shared about the role of their … More Celebrations

The Lights Still Burn

After our return from a Thanksgiving feast at the church, we were undecided about what to do the rest of our day, so while David and I sat down for some reading, Nathan retreated to the work shop. David then followed him an hour or so later…I kept reading. As the sky grew dark, I … More The Lights Still Burn

My Blessings have Names

Psalm 127:3 reads: Children are a blessing and a gift from the Lord. Though the passage goes on to talk about having a quiver full of them, Raouf and I always joked about starting too late in life to fill our quiver, but I have blessings enough from these two sons to make up for a … More My Blessings have Names