Author: Kathy Sheldon Davis
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A High School Reunion and “Can you hear me now?” – Isaiah 46:3-4
Jerry and I attended his 40th high school reunion last weekend. Mine was a year ago, and my intolerance for loud noise has either intensified or the SEHS alumni are a noisier bunch than the CHS crowd. Making a ruckus just goes with having a good time, right? Like a tidal wave, people swept to the opposite side of the warehouse when…
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Up from the Rabbit Hole – Proverbs 4:20-23
“My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body. Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it”…
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The Day our Hero Cried – Romans 12:15
Dad’s mood was somber that morning in 1966 when he sat on the couch and opened his arms for a bear hug. The four of us piled on his lap, hugging and chattering, squirming and pushing. Dad didn’t seem to mind the ruckus. Lowering his head, he squeezed us extra hard. We knew Dad loved us more than anything. We didn’t know…
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A Pregnancy Test and Fish Hooks – Matthew 4:18-22
Setting the box down on the counter at the River Road Bi-Mart, I watched the clerk’s eyes as she read the pregnancy test label and scanned the load of children attached to my cart. Her gaze rested on the baby kicking against my thigh. Her smile tightened a little as she rang up my order, but she said nothing. I imagined…
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Longing for Home – Psalm 84
One of our foster daughters was Little Miss Sunshine. She bounced on her toes all day long with the joy of living, her curls dancing over her shoulders. But quieting down in her room at night, we’d hear her crying. I attempted to comfort and pray with her, but I couldn’t give her what she yearned…
