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...
by Eileen Parsons | May 20, 2014 | Articles
Sawdust filled the air, tickling my nose. I tried not to sneeze, but I couldn’t hold it in. “Ah-ah-ACHOO!” Dust flew all over the little workshop. “Sorry, Daddy,” I said quietly as my Dad looked up from his work at my dust-covered face. He knew how much I...
by Eileen Parsons | Jun 13, 2013 | Articles
“My son, keep your father’s command, and do not forsake the law of your mother. Bind them continually upon your heart.” Proverbs 6:20 “Mom, what do I put on the envelope?” Mom looked down at the letter in my hand and the blank envelope. I had written several...
by Eileen Parsons | May 12, 2013 | Articles
I have chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven, Cary Grant & Doris Day are on the television and my kitchen window is opened just enough to allow a chorus of bird-song in. As I sip my afternoon coffee and wait for just the right time to take the cookies out, I...
by Eileen Parsons | Jul 20, 2012 | Articles
I can remember as a child the many car-trips taken by my family. When my brother and I were very young, we would pack into the little Volkswagon Bug and travel 6 or 8 hours at a time. Within 15 minutes, one of us would ask our parents, “Are we there yet?” The...
