Author Archives: wordvessel

I had leukemia as a young child and ever since I was old enough to truly understand the significance of that ordeal, I have worried about the effects it would have on my ability to bear children. Despite my doctors’ … Continue reading →

It is just beginning to enter my consciousness that there is a new life growing inside of me; a life that never before has been known in the history of mankind. This child’s DNA, fingerprints, and hair count are unlike … Continue reading →

Graphic Image Alert – not for young children to view. There are many things to blog about these days – the national deficit, the national debt, possible presidential candidates, alternative energy, foreign oil, our failing public education system, turmoil in … Continue reading →

This past week I have been discussing Christmas with my students. It goes without say that they are having as much difficulty staying in their seats and focusing on sentence structures as a puppy would keeping a biscuit on his … Continue reading →

The word ‘advent’ means ‘coming.’ The tradition of celebrating Advent builds the anticipation of the Christ Child’s arrival on Christmas Eve. To me it is a significant reminder that as Christ once came, He is coming again. Concurrently, it reminds … Continue reading →

“…my conscience is captive to the Word of God,” declared Luther as he was urged to recant his declarations against the Roman Catholic church. I wish that statement to be the mantra and motto of my life as human history … Continue reading →

The legislature of my state is on the cusp of legalizing same-sex marriage. The bill that they are seeking to pass on the one month anniversary of my marriage would require my church to allow the performance of same-sex marriage … Continue reading →

Summer school will be concluding this week though the exact end day is uncertain. I struggled painfully this past week and needed a great deal of encouragement from my favorite classmate. He did an excellent job of helping me explore … Continue reading →

My Heavenly Instructor maximizes all of His instructional time.  We humans frequently think that we are entitled to breaks after a rigorous workout in body, mind, or spirit. Sometimes He obliges, but in my case, not in summer school!  It … Continue reading →