Builder. My grandfather, Frost Carvel, was an architect who designed thousands of homes in South Texas, many of which are still standing. However, to save client’s money, he also took on the Contractor role and watched over the building process. That meant his job was not finished once the blueprints were created. He traveled to…
He Teaches Us “But I don’t want to stay home from school!” Did you ever say that as a child? Maybe not, but I was one of those geeky kids who loved school and had to be forced to stay home when I was sick. Sometimes, even when under the weather, I would still attempt…
Our Heavenly Father Pursues Us. I was on a mission yesterday to find new stockings for our fireplace mantle. I found four I liked at one store, but needed six. What should I do? I bought a few different ones to fill in the gaps, but really wanted them uniform, so I traveled to the…
I thought I knew all the names of God like Jehovah Jireh—“the God who provides,” Jehovah Shalom—the “God of Peace,” and Jehovah Rapha—“the God who heals,” but this week I discovered another name of God in the Psalms. In Hebrew, God is also “El Nasa,” or “God forgives.” This name of God is used in…
“Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.” James 4:10 Years ago, I was covering a Houston Oilers practice and there were some fans waiting to get a football autographed by the players. Before practice was over, they said, “Ms. Burkhardt, will you sign our football?” I told them that my autograph would…