By Kelly Carr Our family was walking home from an evening event in the park. There was inclement weather in the forecast, but judging by the radar, we felt we could walk the mile home before it hit. Of course, we were mistaken. Halfway home, thunder cracked, lightning flashed, and the skies opened up. As […]
By Kelly Carr I know I’ve said it before, but I hate to wait: • In the summer we go to the local amusement park on evenings during the week to avoid long lines. • Our family tries to go out to eat at early mealtimes so that we don’t have to wait for a […]
By Kelly Carr Peace is a word we might hear often, yet it conjures up different visuals. It can come in several forms and describe many things: • We might long for emotional peace so that we could end the turmoil of hurt inside us. • We might seek relational peace to resolve a conflict […]
By Kelly Carr Today marks the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. On one hand, it doesn’t seem so long ago. I can remember the details of where I was and what I was doing on September 11, 2001. I was at work, and my husband […]
By Kelly Carr Do you like fruit? It’s summertime as I write this, and I am reveling in all the fruit I can find—grapes, melons, berries of all sorts. Yum. Today begins a 9-week series on a metaphor that, pardon my pun, I can sink my teeth into—the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22, 23). […]
