The book of Luke in the Good Book starts with first one pretty miraculous story and then another. Elizabeth and Zachariah are pretty old, and one day the angel Gabriel comes to Zachariah, a priest, in the temple and tells him that Elizabeth is going to have a baby boy. Zachariah thinks about this, his age and everything,… Continue reading A Christmas Story I’d Like to Read
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Habitats and Hope, Happy Birthdays and Hanging On
This past Friday the littles and I went to Go Fish Education Center down in Perry. This is a beautiful facility that is run by DNR. The exhibits are interactive, and they have different areas set up like the waters of the different parts of Georgia, from the mountain streams up north to the swamps down… Continue reading Habitats and Hope, Happy Birthdays and Hanging On
Weathering the Storms
I remember when my brother first introduced me to Frederick Buechner. He shared this quote with me, and I was hooked. And thankful. “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” ― Frederick Buechner, A Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC Another version of the quote… Continue reading Weathering the Storms
Celebrating Things Big and Really Quite Small
Celebration. Jubilee. Partying with the big fish. (sorry, that one's from way back) This has been a week of things such as that. And we have celebrated in all kinds of ways. Some folks celebrate with food. We usually do. Balloons are especially fun for birthdays, weddings, housewarmings, new babies, and so much more. Some people… Continue reading Celebrating Things Big and Really Quite Small
Yeah, She Makes Me Crazy But Don’t Anybody Else Mess With Her
I grew up as the oldest of two sisters and a baby brother. My sisters born 3 and 5 years after me are 17 months apart. For a long time we were referred to as "Tara and the girls." I liked it, them probably not as much. Growing up my sisters, either as a team… Continue reading Yeah, She Makes Me Crazy But Don’t Anybody Else Mess With Her
A New Voice of Hope
In this place I have witnessed life and death, and tonight, new life. The moment of hearing the voice of a new one in our world who might one day cure the cancer that took her loved ones away too soon or find a way to help the ones who walk the streets in her… Continue reading A New Voice of Hope
I Might Need A Nap 