by Eileen Parsons | Nov 23, 2019 | Articles
I kissed her cheek and squeezed her hand. “I love you, Grandma.” I smiled, turned away, and left the room. I was sobbing before I’d reached the elevator. I knew I’d never see her again. This would be the last day I’d spend with her. I knew she’d soon be going...
by Eileen Parsons | Dec 25, 2017 | Articles
Snow blankets the yard. Icicles hang down from the roof. Lights twinkle in windows; carols are sung on nearly every radio station. Trees are decorated, packages are wrapped. Soon colorful wrapping and bright bows will cover the space under the tree. I will spend...
by Eileen Parsons | Oct 3, 2017 | Articles
“…For He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.” Matthew 5:45 From the Houston airport, Monday, September 25, 2017, en route to Managua, Nicaragua I could write a full-length novel about the...
by Eileen Parsons | Aug 31, 2017 | Articles
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can...
by Eileen Parsons | May 12, 2016 | Articles
Laughter and conversation filled the room as we waited for the graduates to file in. It didn’t seem possible that four years had passed – four years of dorm rooms, vacation visits, exams, summer employment, four years of preparation for the career and future God had...