Devotional

When I was young, my parents had a housekeeper, Elouise, who had worked for members of our family for many years. She used to predict that my brother Doug would become a "preacher boy", and that I would become a…

Every once in a while, and I mean not very often, you meet someone who touches your heart; even if only a little. And that was the way it was with George, when we met more than 6-1/2 years ago,…

Ten years ago today we moved into our current home in Carmel. We have lived in Carmel since the fall of 1982, and this is our third home in the area. We started with a smaller place that we lived…

legalese |ˌlēgəˈlēz; -ˈlēs|noun informal, often derogatory - the formal and technical language of legal documents that is often hard to understand. Well, our trip to Hilton Head is over and we are on our way back home. Although we could have made the entire drive in one day, it rained much of the afternoon, and…

I was eighteen, at the end of my sophomore year in college, when my maternal grandfather, Victor E. LaRue, died 39 years ago today. I was very close to him - and I thought the world would come to an…

Janet and I spent the day today with our friends, Steve and Patty. We live next door to them in Carmel, and always enjoy their company. So when we had the chance to come to Hilton Head and visit them,…

Well, I am in Hilton Head still, and I am frustrated beyond belief - not that I don't want to write to you, but it is already after midnight, and I can't get an internet connection. I just got off…

Janet and I are in Hilton Head tonight. We started out around ten this morning, and frankly, since we weren't tired, we drove all the way here rather than divide the trip into two days. The most remarkable thing about…

It was a beautiful day today, and for the first time this season, I did a little work outside. Not much - just getting the large pots out for planting pansies in several weeks. And, I took one of the…

Every once in a while, you meet someone who is special - someone who seems like she has been put on this earth to serve others. Well, Janet and I have been blessed this last year by getting to know…