The Centipede was happy quite, Until a toad in fun Said, “Pray which leg goes after which?” Which worked his mind to such a pitch He lay disquieted in a ditch Considering how to run! -Anonymous Sometimes you just need to act. I read a
The wind shook me awake from a dream that I could not remember. It was violent. The wind I mean, not the dream, or maybe the dream was too. I still cannot remember, but the dream is not important anyway. I lay there half-awake, like
“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” – C.S. Lewis There is a new wave of energy flowing throughout Whitestone. Its source: the Christian Hospitality Network banquet. Since the year 2003, not only has the
If you define love as certain feelings or a special set of emotions, then wedding vows to love each other are not very significant. Feelings and emotions come and go, and if the stability of a relationship depends on the fickleness of how we feel,
With sleepy eyes and in dire need of a green tea fix, I moseyed down the winding stairs of the Lion and Lamb already missing my comfortable, cozy Whitestone bed. Not anticipating the early morning’s chill, the bitter wind grabbed me the second I stepped
One of my best friends died today. I have been friends with Morris Bagwell since 1961. Fifty years! We went on long motorcycle trips, co-pastored a church for several years, tried to sort out theological perplexities (we usually agreed), ate a lot of Mexican food
I welcomed in the New Year of 2011 unsure about what laid in store for me while ringing my beloved Bulldogs on to a sounding triumph over the Wolverines in the 2011 Gator Bowl. After leaving Mississippi State University to intern at The Whitestone Country
I stayed in a nice chain hotel for a conference recently. The hotel experience reminded me of all the reason to stay in a B and B or a country inn rather than a chain hotel. A small bottle of water sitting on the desk
Something deep inside all of us wants to “make the world a better place”. We like how we feel when we have helped another person with a problem or just enabled them to enjoy something they might have missed without us. We want our lives to
I came by the Farmhouse as two of our ladies helping decorate for Christmas were packing things instead of unpacking. “You have to send this back.” I stopped to see what the problem was. ” We were shipped the wrong letters. This is not right!”
