Dec
16
2021
Dad believed fully what Mother Teresa said, “Christ’s love is always stronger than evil in the world… this kind of love begins at home. We cannot give to the outside what we do not have on the inside.”
One...
Dec
15
2021
Shann, my husband, had a book interview last week. His interviewer had respect for Shann's faith but also incredulity. How could Shann, a learned scholar, researcher of genocide, atomic theory, clinical and neuropsychology, consider the incarnation possible? The interviewer...
Dec
14
2021
I have been wrestling with language around my Dad’s death. I don’t like to say I lost my Dad because I didn’t lose him. I have full confidence I know where he is. I don’t like to say; my...
Dec
13
2021
I opened my journal from 2017, where I had listed concerns I had during that time. They seem so trivial in light of my current point of view. Dad told he experienced this in his life; how past woes...
Dec
10
2021
Dad disliked rules over relationships. In our home, he cared more that there was love in our hearts for God than if we went to church or read the Bible. If I read the Bible because I was forced...
Dec
09
2021
After watching thousands of athletes at NBC Camps, Dad said the two most dangerous emotions which hurt any athlete are arrogance and fear. Those emotions are the opposite of humility. Insolent athletes think they know it all; timid athletes...
Dec
08
2021
My Dad’s hope inspires me. Dad studied, researched, prayed for, and meditated on the word hope. He knew it was a crucial foundation for life in God. Hope is confidence in the unseen. It believes something will be realized...
Dec
07
2021
Dad was a magnificent storyteller. He could mesmerize audiences at camp with stories of Challenger, our big black lab, or make everyone howl with laughter by a funny face or a silly expression. Dad loved stories. He told me...
Dec
06
2021
My Dad believed fully in Christ and in His resurrection power. He did not fear death but trusted implicitly in the message that the dead in Christ shall be raised. He loved to talk about the resurrection because it...
Dec
03
2021
My Dad loved the movie about Mr. Rogers, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. He watched it many times. During the NBC Alaska Airlines Invitational Tournament, he rented a local theatre, and all the teams watched the movie with...
