By Kelly Carr Some denominations and liturgical churches call this Holy Week. Deliberating on that, the word holy has been saturating my spirit and giving me pause. A Word with New Meaning As one who grew up going to church, holy was a word I heard often. There was talk of the Holy Spirit—a mysterious […]
By Kelly Carr I’m all about a good story. My favorite books are fictional with relatable plots or based-on-a-true-story tales or enticing memoirs. When a fascinating story really happened, that makes it all the more intriguing. The problem occurs when an interesting story about someone tiptoes across the line over to gossip. And the workplace […]
By Kelly Carr Dolly Parton lamented working “9 to 5,” and Lee Dorsey crooned the plight of “Working in the Coal Mine.” Bob Dylan refused to work on “Maggie’s Farm” anymore and Donna Summer sang of her friend, “She Works Hard for the Money.” Bachman-Turner Overdrive simply found a way to escape hard work altogether by […]
By Kelly Carr In our final installment of the family series, we look at caring for aging parents. What does life look like when roles have reversed—when the children become the caretakers of parents? What will happen or should happen when illness must be faced and end-of-life decisions must be made? How does one face […]
By Kelly Carr My friends Scott and Robyn Duebber have been foster parents for several years. Scott offered a glimpse into fostering that I asked him to share with The Lookout: Our foster sons have been with us for about a year and a half. One came at age 6, and now he’s 7. The […]
