Steven traveled to KY with Monieca and me to visit our families this past weekend and he ended up driving the whole way. I was on medication because of vertigo and was in no shape to drive. So I slept, listened to the radio, and talked with our son during Thursday evening’s six hour trip.… Read More »
Grief and Grace
Losing a loved one is hard. Losing a spouse is a really hard. Losing a spouse unexpectedly at a young age is even harder. To help those who experience such loses, Stewart Smith leads GriefShare @ FBC. Earlier this week I was leaving the office late one evening when I bumped into one of our… Read More »
Married For Many Years and Still Going Strong
I had the privilege Sunday afternoon of leading eight couples in renewing their marriage vows. Married between six and 34 years, they had spent several weeks meeting on Sunday evenings learning how to be better husbands and wives. Renewing their vows was a great way to celebrate their love for each other and reaffirm their… Read More »
Storms
I drove to the beach Sunday afternoon and was surprised at the massive amount of broken tree limbs lying along the side of the road between Florence and Conway. The storm that dumped several inches of snow on Rock Hill a couple of weeks ago dumped a lot of ice on the lower and coastal… Read More »
Football and Family Fights
If Thursday was a day for Americans to feast on turkey and all the fixin’s, today is a day when we feast on college football. There are so many good games that some of us will be glued to the couch…similar to what happened Thursday after we ate all that turkey and fixin’s. There is… Read More »
My First Canadian Thanksgiving
I celebrated my first Canadian Thanksgiving Tuesday night, even though the holiday was actually Monday. Our son-in-law’s parents, who live in Rock Hill, are Canadian and they invited us to eat dinner with them. We ate a lot of the same things we normally eat as part of our American Thanksgiving: Turkey, dressing, sweet potato… Read More »
Goodbyes
“Bye.” Liam repeated that word several times from the front porch where we were standing as Steven and Sara got in their car and drove away. They were heading home to Columbia after having said their goodbyes to Evan, Jacqueline, and Liam who are returning to Italy later this week. He waved in their direction… Read More »
Evan Made It Home
I heard the door open about 3:30 am this morning. Evan had just made it home. Our son-in-law, who serves in the Air Force, has been deployed since May and our daughter and grandson have been living with us while he was away. He flew from Germany to Baltimore yesterday and then drove all night… Read More »
No Mall
The day had been filled with malls, outlets, and shopping centers…well; at least Monieca and Jacqueline had shopped. I spent most of the day entertaining Liam any way I could. As dinner approached we were all weary and hungry. We had planned to meet some friends from KY vacationing at the beach for dinner at… Read More »
Extra Driving
Monieca and I spent an afternoon recently on Norris Lake in Tennessee with my brother and his wife. We were driving to another location for my study retreat when he called and invited us to join them for some fun and relaxation. Their location was about 45 minutes beyond where we were headed, which was… Read More »