Be still, and know that I am God….  That is the beginning of Psalm 46:10.  It does not refer to staying in bed when you are sick, but it sure fit this last weekend. I have spend a lot of…

Fourteen years ago on January 21st we were waiting for a little bundle to arrive.  I had to work late and just barely walked into the hospital waiting room when little Autmn Rose Stairs Burke entered the world.  Her life…

My sister Kathy and I came to the conclusion a long time ago that we were the true ‘Mary and Martha’ sister-types.  She is by FAR Mary in every way.  She has the heart for ministering to others in any…

I can look outside my door as I sit here, and see the brown, dirty landscape.  In winter, it feels like everything has died and left us void of life and color. But the roots and seeds and sprouts of…

Kathy and I had a lovely couple of days visiting Mom and John.  We traveled up on Friday evening, and even with a traditional stop at Edinboro Walmart we were there before 7pm.  It was nice to get hugs all…

TODAY was beef day – something that has been a tradition in our family for most of the last 25 years.  My uncle (and now his grandson) raise beef cattle, and every fall we put our heads together to organize…

Thanksgiving was such fun this year!  It was wonderful to have my family all here and enjoy a day of fun and food.  I am thankful for each one who came, bringing their own offerings of love and joy. But…

On November 3rd, 2005, my daughter gave birth to her first born son — and no, she did not lay him in a manger!  It was more like in a little plexiglass bassinet that wheeled around the hospital. And thus…

What a beautiful weekend!  So hard to believe it’s the end of October and still in the 60’s.  The sun was shining, the sky was bright blue with puffy clouds, and the cows were in their fields.  Kathy and I…

Over the last several weeks I’ve had outings every Saturday.  All but one has found me tramping around on cool, cloudy rain-filled days.  But last Saturday – October 15th – was the exception.  My friend Diane from high school invited…