The Battle, Part II

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Faith

Do you know Him like that?  If He seems far off … then ask Him to come near. If He is near … then ask Him to come in. If He is in you … then ask Him to be your friend and guide. If He is your friend and guide … then ask Him to also be your love. If He is your...

The Battle

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Faith

Scripture is clear that we will each face the devastation of the “battle that rages” as long as we have breath. From the beginning of Genesis through today, not much has changed insofar as the depravity of the human condition and the unforeseen tragedies that drop...

It’s Better in the Bahamas

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Faith

        I am so busy. There’s no time for lunch with anybody. (Who are those women who “do lunch?”)  Frank is busy too. We haven’t had a complete conversation in weeks. The kids are also busy. Their recreational, social, and...

It’s Better in the Bahamas, Part II

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Faith

     We celebrated our twentieth anniversary on March 27, 2002. Marrying Frank J. Lofaro, Jr. was the second best decision of my life. I would like to figure out where twenty years went. Oh well, that’s another story. We couldn’t get reasonable...

American Beauty?

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Faith

I was stuffing envelopes and filing papers for my second grader’s teacher. I sat outside the door in the hallway, so as not to be a distraction to my child whose deepest desire in life (at the moment) is to be attached to my hip. It wasn’t a glamorous task but I did...

American Beauty? (Part II)

by | Feb 12, 2010 | Faith

Part II of Ellie Lofaro’s article, “American Beauty?”      When my son Jordan was ten, he went to a sleep-over at a “Christian” home. The highlight? A crude Adam Sandler flick. Jordan said the birthday boy’s father laughed the...