McRest Needs List
Due to Covid 19 we will NOT be hosting our week in our building. The guests are staying at a hotel near the MCREST office. We will still be providing meals, toiletries and laundry supplies to the guests by delivering them to the MCREST office. These…
Busy … Busted … Bursting
After two of what felt like the laziest weeks ever in my life, things are now accelerating at breakneck speed. I wake up Monday morning, and before I know it, I look at my watch and it is Wednesday afternoon - and I still haven’t completed what I hoped…
Gentle Breeze
It was 4:00 a.m. and a gentle breeze was flowing in through the window next to our bed. The rhythmic sound of the leaves stirring in the treetops accompanied the breeze. I lay without covers for a few minutes, savoring the early morning refreshment,…
First Things First
This past Sunday afternoon our 2.5-year-old granddaughter burned her hands. In a situation like that, what is the very first thing a person should do? If your answer is “attend to the wound” … “comfort the child” … “pray” … my reply would be a definite…
Life on the Edge
A few years ago, Monica was riding one of those huge scary roller coasters with a friend of ours (I am the type who volunteers to sit with the backpacks on the bench). Just as they hit the apex prior to the big drop, she turned and asked him, “Did you…