In January, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, now age 92, to a luncheon in his honor. He initially hesitated to accept the invitation because he struggles with Parkinson’s disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, ‘”We don’t expect a major address. Just come and letRead More →

“Enjoy the little things in life.  One day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” When I read this statement some time ago, I was so taken with it that I wrote it on a small piece of paper and pinned it on my very messyRead More →

This past summer I attended the ELCA National Youth Gathering with the youth group. While we were there, we were to do a service project. At first we were assigned a physical labor project, like painting and mulching in the community. I was excited to do this project because IRead More →