At a recent worship service, we sang the song “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face. And the things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of HIs glory and grace.” (Helen H. Lemmel) Every time I sing that song, I certainly make the effort to turn the eyes…
Maybe it was walking through a cemetery on Memorial Day. Maybe it’s the passage of another round of birthdays for the two oldest in the band of brothers, which will be followed in short order by our Sweet Caroline turning seven in a few weeks. Maybe it was another Mother’s Day where we didn’t buy…
Yesterday we went to Springfield to watch the high school baseball team of the area we now call home play for the chance to go to state. It was absolutely a perfect day in May for central Illinois. Warm and sunny, no humidity (gasp! Unheard of here!) and a breeze that kept things from getting…