As a child, I remember my father poring over the Daily News, our local newspaper. Every evening, since ours didn’t have a morning edition, he’d sit in his easy chair, newspaper in hand. Slippers on his feet. For some reason, red flannel plaid slippers come to mind. Although I’m sure he had other kinds over the […]
Imagine coming home from the store to find your house leveled! That’s just what happened to one Michigan couple. A demolition crew had been given the wrong address, and all that was left of a grandmother’s old home was a cement slab. But the amazing thing was their attitude! No anger, just a calm shrug of […]
As we travel around the countryside, old abandoned houses like this one are a common sight. And they always fill my heart with sadness. A sort of longing for what must have been. I imagine cozy families gathered around the hearth, children playing in the garden. And whole families gathering produce from once-flourishing fields and […]
My husband and I love Italy, although, as with anywhere, it has its negatives and downsides. But when we look back over the years, we think of the wonderful people we’ve met and come to love. We reflect on the beauty of the land and the culture. And we recall God’s unwavering faithfulness to us […]
The year we spent in a central Italian city in the early 1990s was hard, as we were struggling to live on almost no income ($200 a month). This was especially the case because people were so suspicious of us. Not that we went unnoticed though! The drug addicts and unemployed people we were helping […]