Natalie, Ashleigh, April, Gretchen, Bethany So… here we are! Old friends from all over the country, who have never all been together in one place, all here in Washington for Chantel’s wedding. Natalie has met everyone before except Bethany, who has seen everyone but Natalie and Chantel, and the rest of us have at least…
Archive | March, 2009
His Sheep Am I
Sheep aren’t very good hikers. In fact, goats can run circles around them in the endurance and craftiness department. But dumb and helpless though they may be, sheep are wise enough to know they need a shepherd. And a good shepherd chooses the course carefully. Whole areas of the Holy Land are shepherding country: that’s…
Fellowship galore
Today I fly to Washington State to see four of the dear friends. We’ve never all been together before, and only the Lord knows if we’ll ever have such an opportunity in this lifetime. We intend to savor every single minute from Wednesday to Monday. I still can’t believe it is happening. All of us…
how a man…
Josh was going out of his way this potluck Sunday. As he offered time and again to get Dr. L. something more to drink, we were pretty sure Josh had something up his sleeve. I never did find out what Josh did to the next cup of water, but the conversation it all sparked took…
The Best Medicine
There are times when life just doesn’t go how we expect it to. Sometimes it is frustrating to try to accomplish what needs to be done and feel as if everything is going wrong, but that’s when it’s time to laugh. There’s something about laughter that just can’t be explained, really. It has a way…
The Beginning of Happily Ever After
“Meeting you was ‘fate’, Becoming your friend was choice, But falling in love with you… I had no control over. ” On March 15th, I marry my best friend, and we begin our Happily Ever After together. God is good.
On beauty and elegance
There is nothing that makes its way more directly into the soul than beauty. - Joseph Addison Eleganceby Lanier Ivester Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul. - Saint Augustine In Maiden Meditation-Fancy Freeby Lanier Ivester When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of…
Hope and Singleness
Elisabeth told me that she had you YLCF girls very much at heart when she wrote today’s article for Boundless. I think you’ll know what she meant when you read it for yourself. Thanks for sharing your heart–and your hope–Elisabeth… We can glorify God by continuing to hang onto hope. Either He is the God…
