Ongoing Black and White Prayer

I’ve been drawing on this black pen prayer (with a bit of gray) for several weeks. It started off with a few names and has expanded to include more and more people. As the visual prayer list grows I pray for the new additions and well as the old names....

Remembering the Death and Life of a Friend

Today is the second anniversary of a dear friend’s death. Ward was a pastor and a mentor to both my husband and me. On the first anniversary last year, members of his extended family stood next to the wisteria vine in the yard and offered prayers of gratitude...

Homeleaving and Homecoming

After two days of driving south on the highways of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, Andy and I arrived at our Memphis house at 2 PM Monday afternoon in our dirty, red Toyota and a 26-foot Budget rental truck. (It had been nineteen months since we had pulled...

Praying in Greens and Flowers

When I attend churches all around the country, I appreciate the beautiful, worship-enhancing floral arrangements created by dedicated women and men on flower teams.These flowers are corporate, colorful gifts of adoration and gratitude to God for the many gifts we...