My mother of almost 60 years died tonight. Well, her body died anyway. She actually took one last shallow breath here on earth and and took her next breath in heaven. The change was so subtle we didn’t even see it happen, and had to get the nurse in to verify. One moment she was…
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A Father’s Love
I love my father. He has been a tremendous influence on my life, showing me how to live as a husband and father, and how to love unconditionally. He has shown me how to live through adversity with faith and strength. I could not have hoped for a better model of a Godly life than…
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The Joys of a Parent
Today my son was married. Again. What a story of love, forgiveness, grace and mercy. A family was made whole again because of the faithfulness of God, whose mercies are new every day! Husband, wife and daughter are now a family again for the first time in about 10 years.
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Buy a Grand Piano
A very good friend is quite proud of his granddaughter, and submitted this article to the local weekly paper, The Straitsland Resorter. The article was in Thursday’s paper. Matt is the pastor of a small church in Mississippi (not Missouri), www.CalvaryBaptistBSL.org. If you would like to donate to the grand piano fund, you can send…
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A Personal Accomplishment!
Today was a give-back day. My plans for the day were changed because of the unavailability of others who were crucial to my planned activities, so I considered the day as given back to me. I decided to tackle one of the home maintenance tasks that have been lurking about for a month or so…
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Happy Anniversary, Denise
Today, May 19, marks our 37th wedding anniversary. On that Saturday evening in May, 37 years ago, Denise Rose Bos and James Craig Ackerman became Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman. It was a great day, and I can’t imagine having made a different decision on a life partner. There’s a song from the Lerner and Loewe…
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Happy Mother’s Day!
To my mother of almost 57 years, I wish you a happy Mother’s Day. Thank you for being a woman of God, and raising me based on your faith in God and saving faith of Christ’s redemptive work on the cross. Thank you for loving me unconditionally, so that I never had reason to doubt…
