I am not a hug hater; I enjoy hugs, but only under the right circumstances, and from the right people. When my baby boy comes home from college and wraps me in an embrace, it makes my heart happy. When my youngest nephews run to greet me with hugs there is nothing I’d rather do Read More
By definition, a mirror is something that gives a minutely faithful representation, image or idea of something else. Based on that definition, one might conclude that what we see does not always represent truth. Glancing in a mirror, I see an average face with green eyes, a freckled nose, small mouth and curly hair, but Read More
“Rebecca J. Miller, Summa Cum Laude” that’s what the announcer at the Texas State Commencement ceremonies said when it was my turn to cross the stage. Truthfully, graduating with honors was not something I had ever associated with something I could attain. When I first enrolled at Texas State University in 2007, I just Read More
Where laughter once sounded silence now lingers Where smiles brightened the day, bare walls remain Where slamming doors once rang their greeting, door knobs languish untouched Where warm hugs once brought comfort, loneliness isolates Where a Mother’s hand once labored, no child remains Where contentment once lived, uncertainty now visits Where purpose once breathed, questions prevail Read More
It’s the day we have dreaded all week, our final day with the kids at the center. We knew it would come, but all of us hoped it wouldn’t. We hoped that somehow we could delay it, but we can’t. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “For everything there is Read More
Well, it’s here!! Whether you welcomed or shunned it, a new year is upon us. Somehow it just seems incredibly remarkable that this team chose to begin their new year on the mission field. I can’t help but think that means God has something extraordinary planned in Read More
After a busy and adventuresome Monday, we boarded the busses for home. None of us were really ready to leave, but knowing we would return in the morning kept the pep in our step. The trip home was filled with jubilant renditions of everything from B-I-N-G-O to Read More
