“That steel I-beam sure looks strong.” My husband and I had just awakened this morning in the unfinished basement of my daughter’s two-story house. “It looks strong, but in a fire, wood would only char. That steel is like hard wax–it would melt. A beam of several pine 2x12s nailed and glued together would maintain …
Author Archives: Karen
The Mountains also Testify
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” Romans 1:20 At my daughter’s, almost every morning for the last three weeks, I’ve walked across the lawn and boulders of her back yard, …
Surprised by Grace
On May 8, I wrote about three extra pounds I needed to lose before I came out to Colorado for the birth of our first grandson. I just knew I wouldn't be able to resist eating the cookies and chunks of nutty granola treats that had been a downfall on previous visits. But guess what? …