Exhaustive Emptiness

“Exhaustive Emptiness.” I love the phrase. I only wish I had coined it. It came from one of my favorite authors, Max Lucado. It was in a recent devotional of his. Exhaustive emptiness describes those moments in your day when your spinning your wheels and you don’t see that anything you are doing is accomplishing … Continue reading Exhaustive Emptiness

Where the Wild Things are

Day 3 - Where the Wild Things Are Come listen as Kevin reads from my new book “On the Way - 40 days traveling with Jesus one the way to the cross.” 2059CFB3-E83D-45DE-8DE0-53DE95A025B6 Do you feel like you are in a dry season or a desert place? John the Baptist heard the call of God … Continue reading Where the Wild Things are

They call me LaLa

They call me “LaLa,” but that is definitely not the grandmother name I intended to acquire. I wanted to be “Lolli” and I wanted Kevin to be “Pop.” However, through the years and beginning with our first grandson, Asher, my name has evolved into “LaLa” and Kevin’s is “Pop Pop.” The name “LaLa” is a … Continue reading They call me LaLa

Everlasting Father

The picture is faded because that’s what old Polaroid’s do. They place perfect memories onto imperfect paper. The paper can’t keep the images from blurring forever, but the memories can’t fade from our minds. What old Polaroid snapshots can do is stir up the memories. I call this week my dad’s birthday week. Three years … Continue reading Everlasting Father

THE CONSOLATION OF ISRAEL

It has begun. The first Sunday of Advent began Sunday December 3rd. The twenty four hour period came and went. It was a beautiful day. I got to spend it with a special little guy, Ezekiel Matthew Jones. He is nineteen months old and he lives in Pittsburgh. I don’t get to spend a lot … Continue reading THE CONSOLATION OF ISRAEL