Honoring a Faithful Life
I have been silent on the old blog for a while. Just couldn’t wrap my mind around what I wanted to say. But tonight I want to share about my mom. Many of you know that I have been responsible for my...
View ArticleFor my Mom
Eulogy for Edith Webster Purvis, Feb. 28, 1925 – Dec. 24, 2010My mom set before me an example of a faith-filled life. We did not have theological discussions or pray together, but the way she lived her...
View ArticleUncalled for Death
My niece Jennifer posted the article below. Here is the condensed article that came out on Feb. 1st online. The full version ran in the News & Record here yesterday, front page. N.C. blocks...
View ArticleEncouragement from One Woman to Another
There are some things that only time and perspective can teach you. If your mom is still alive (or you are blessed with a relationship with another woman that is important to you) I want to share some...
View ArticleMother’s Day Thoughts
Warning: have kleenex handy! Letter from a Mother to a Daughter: “My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going...
View ArticleHe Knows My Name
I wanted to share a song that I love, one that has come to have special meaning to me. I sang it at church for Father’s Day this year and it was all I could do not to get choked up. My father passed...
View ArticleGrief Revisited
(family picture from Easter 2012) I don’t want to write about grief, and I certainly don’t want to experience it. Yet it’s a part of my life and the process of letting go of those I’ve loved and lost....
View ArticleWomen Encouraging Each Other
I am at the Southern Bloggers Conference this weekend but wanted to make sure you know I’m thinking about you! Here are some words of encouragement from one woman to another (written originally here)....
View ArticleSimple Gift Sunday: O Holy Night
My husband told me recently that I run when I’m sad. Usually I would argue with him, but this truth settled into my spirit. He was right. I don’t like those close to me to see me grieve. Grief stings....
View ArticleMother’s Day Love for Adoptive Moms: Simple Gift Sunday and Linkup
For the last three years I have traveled to Orlando, FL, to meet up with some amazing women who are adoptive and foster moms. These women are uniquely drawn together through the bond of parenting...
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I’ve been absent from my blog because my mom is living out her last days. She went into a nursing home with my dad 2 1/2 years ago and he passed away 13 months ago. She has congestive heart failure,...
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I am amazed to say that my mom is doing much better. She is off the antibiotics, cough medicine and breathing treatments and actually got dressed one day this week! First time in 3 weeks. She is weak...
View ArticleMy Heartbeat
Life is full of little moments that sometimes pass us by. Last night was one of those. Joshua just visited the college he believes he wants to attend next fall. Rachel and I had been talking and then...
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