Nov 14, 2012 | A Day in the Life
Today I came to work ready for a crazy day! Wednesdays can be quite tiring, and this particular Wednesday we were getting ourselves and our pumpkin patch ready for a free neighborhood carnival! Oh, yes, you read that right. During the entire month of October, my...
Nov 13, 2012 | A Day in the Life
Today, I stop at the grocery store on my way to church to pick up the ingredients necessary to prepare a hashbrown casserole. As I place the bag of shredded cheddar cheese and the container of sour cream into my cart, I mentally review my “To Do List” for the next...
Nov 12, 2012 | A Day in the Life
Today I left home with a mental list of all that I needed to accomplish. I thought I would start the day preparing for my afternoon class—Women in Christian Tradition. We were scheduled to explore how Jesus treated women. It was too important a topic to handle poorly,...
Nov 11, 2012 | A Day in the Life
Today I was greeted by a referral in my mailbox. It told me the attending physician thought a visit by the chaplain would be helpful for the woman who had been admitted to the psychiatric unit. She was experiencing grief over the loss of a child. As I sat with this...
Nov 10, 2012 | A Day in the Life
Today I woke up with a plan. I work for Together For Hope Arkansas, a non-profit associated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s national rural poverty initiative. Together For Hope Arkansas works in Phillips County, which sits right on the Mississippi River,...