Author Archives for Rachel Skirvin
A Time to Rest
“I’m tired” seems to be a pretty common response to the “how are you?” question in any conversation lately. It seems that fatigue has become a virus infecting people of all ages. This thought has been running over in my tired mind more than I have been running from one task to another. I have… View Article
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New Flowers, Old Graves
I was recently cleaning out some piled-high clutter from my life when I uncovered boxes full of memories I had pushed to the back of my mind when I pushed them to the back of my closet. One of the things I discovered in the mess was a bouquet of old roses. It might sound… View Article
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Recently Engaged
You open the mailbox, and there it is—yet another wedding invitation. That makes about seven this week and approximately 84,000 this month if you round up. If I turn on my computer or phone I will most likely see another bended knee fellow with ring in hand and smile on face. “Going to the chapel”… View Article
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Thanksgiving Is Not a Holiday
“For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving” (I Timothy 4:4). Summer has once again collapsed into fall leaving us all wondering where the year ran away to so quickly. With the changing of the leaves and temperature, one of my favorite calendar days is… View Article
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See You at the Pole
If you were born in the nineties or before, you were alive for a piece of history you may not even realize. At a high school in a Texas town in 1990, the very first See You at the Pole (SYATP) gathering was held with only ten students in attendance. Since then, despite opposition, the… View Article
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