Month: June 2020

My husband and I were born and raised in rural Kentucky. My closest friend lived over a mile away from me, so riding my bike to her house when I was ten years old was not an option. That was a downside. However, there were distinct benefits to living in the country as a ten-year old. I loved the wide-open spaces, plenty of yard for a large garden, pecan trees and other huge trees to climb … and even enough land for me to have my own pony. My dad made sure that we always had goats as well, and even today, they remain one of my favorite animals. Who knew that 45 years later they would be all the craze, with events like “goat yoga”.As I grew older, my…

These last few weeks have been a whirlwind, so this is the first time I have had an opportunity to pen the thoughts that have been swirling around in my heart and mind. Greg and I had the great privilege a few weeks ago of hosting Steve Green, President of Hobby Lobby, for an intimate dinner party. I was reminded recently of Steve’s story when my dear friend and brother in Christ, Jeff Johnson, gave a devotional for the YPO Christian Fellowship Network. Jeff referenced one of my favorite passages of Scripture from John 21:1-11. “Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way:  Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were…