Don’t Say No

Don’t Say No

“Older women … are to teach what is good, and so train the young women…” Titus 2:3-4a As a young woman, I remember lamenting with another woman about the lack of willing or available older women in our church at the time, who could help us journey this noble but...
A Tribute to My Pastor

A Tribute to My Pastor

“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.”  Proverbs 3:27   There are a couple special people to whom good is due.  And since it is in my power to give it, I’d like to share a tribute to my pastor:   Five years...
More Than Machines

More Than Machines

“She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.” Proverbs 31:20   I may be the worst person to write on this subject.   Or I may be the best depending on how you look at it.  When someone writes from a platform of expertise, there is...
A Most Excellent Correlation

A Most Excellent Correlation

“Do you see a man skillful in his work?  He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.” Proverbs 22:29   In Marshalltown, Iowa the school band began in Grade 4.  During the instrumental demonstrations, I was wooed by the power of the trumpet. ...
Half Spent

Half Spent

“So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 I’m back. Though some of you (read: my mother) were waiting with great anticipation for a blog post last Wednesday, the silence was well-spent with my four favourite people in the world. ...