My son Miquel is a knockout. (So are all my children). He has some natural good looks... I think he can say he inherited them from his very good-looking grandfather. So it's confusing, to me his mama, what he is doing to himself... Turning his hair blue... Poking holes in his ears... And now the latest, A tattoo. Although, after looking closer at the photo of my dad, and seeing the socks, perhaps Miquel gets some of this honest. :) ... Read More

  Each year my children look forward to their big summer event and go with our church youth group to the Wilds Camp in North Carolina. This year the excitement was a little different as Laura wasn't sure she wasn't going to be able to go until the last minute. (Her dense mother put the registration a little late and hence she was on the waiting list). The Lord heard our prayers and late Friday the call came that she was off ... Read More

The pastor this morning quoted from the Gospel of Mark: "And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed." He went on to say that too often we get caught up in the things of the world and often the Lord invites us to retreat. Christ knows the importance of getting away, to a worthy place, to do 'business' with God. That is the Wilds for our youth at Anchor Baptist.   He ... Read More

Our household is slowly coming down from Wild's Fever. I am not sure that is a good thing. Many of you already know that my children, right after the wedding, went to camp. They went to "The Wilds", as it is called, this magical and wonderful campground nestled in the mountains of Brevard, North Carolina, ( The Wilds Website) which seems to transform entire lives of the willing. The only thing I know about the Wilds is that it puts the biggest ... Read More