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The Profound Impact of a Teacher
A Special Teacher In the Spring of 1983, 17-year-old Gracie Parker auditioned for a music scholarship at...
A Deeper Consolation
Yet Another Consolation Opportunity As the news of yet another mass shooting confronted America following...
Are You Putting Treasure in a Broken Machine?
Why Continue Putting Coins In A Broken Soda Machine? At a support group I regularly attend, a soda machine...
Caregivers Often Fight the Worst, But We Don’t Have to Fear It
Fight What's Closest Rather Than Fear The Future For more than twenty-five years, my wife, Gracie, has...
Equipping My Fellow Amputees
I returned from a 2010 trip with our Ghanaian prosthetic limb program ...only to be medically sidelined...
The Endurance of Hymns
Throughout the Bible, hymns served as an integral part of the lives of God's people. We see the...
Look to the Reflectors
Driving Reflector to Reflector A while back during a spectacular vacation, we enjoyed a wonderful day of...
Caregivers of loved ones with dementia who want to attend Church
When we try to attend Church, it seems something ALWAYS goes wrong!" When caring for someone with...
We Often Demand Answers When We Really Need Assurance
When The Answers We Demand Don't Appear When struggling with loneliness and isolation, dark thoughts often...
With Resolve, I’m Still Standing With Hope
This time of year seems to bring a mixed sense of melancholy and happiness. While I love the autumn in Tennessee, the...
Clinging To A Rope In the Darkness
When Caregiving Took A Harsh Turn Gracie and I recently made a hospital visit to see family friends...
Hope for a Caregiving Wife Working A Dark “Day Job”
As if caregiving failed to bring enough stress, also holding down a job piles on more challenges . An...