First, I have to explain why our dog has two names. His given name is Theo, but when Cade was little, his version of ‘Theo’ was indistinguishable from his version of ‘Phil’. He said, “Feow” for both. So, we began using the two names interchangeably. But...
‘Oh! Yeah!” responded Cade after Sunday School, excited to share what he remembered from his lesson. “We learned about when Jesus whipped the birds!” Whipped the birds? Gentle Jesus? Creator of all? We tried to not laugh, which we knew would make Cade...
When I was in high school, my mom and I took a meal to some of our dearest friends from church, the VanderArks. Mrs. VanderArk was recovering from a serious car accident, and Mom wanted to help. When we arrived, no one came to the door, but Mrs. VanderArk...