Homespun Faith

Our Part

In my last blog, I mentioned that I have fibromyalgia. Those of you who understand that condition can imagine that finding ways […]

When Donn and I went to Japan for a year in 2003*, one of my responsibilities was to teach the conversational English […]

A line from a song came to me this morning that always reduces me to tears: “The darling of heaven, crucified.” Jesus, […]

The other day I wrote in my journal, “It’s always true that the ones we love most have the power to hurt […]

I’ve never been a big Superman fan. I guess I’m more than a little offended that the producers of the show think […]

On September 19 when my last stent was removed from my kidney, I assumed I’d take it a little easy for a […]

About a week ago, I sat on our front porch basking in the peace of our lovely neighborhood in Greenville. I couldn’t […]

In keeping with my commitment to live life at a slower pace (“Let Up on the Throttle” blog post), I’m taking a […]

I’ve been thinking lately about our steps being ordered by the Lord (Psalm 37:23). I believe this is true on any given […]

Many of you know that on Monday, August 22, I ended up in the Emergency Room with a 4.9 mm kidney stone […]