Waxahachie Journal

“Some people!” snorted a man standing behind me in the long line at the grocery store. “You would think the manager would pay attention and open another line,” said another woman. I looked to the front of the line to see what the hold up was and saw a well-dressed, young woman, trying to get the machine to accept her credit card. No matter how many times she swiped it, the machine kept rejecting it.

Family Matters Seminars - Sponsored by the Donaldson Wellness Center. Authentic Parenting Principals for Success, Saturday March 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location will be at the Wellness Center

Dancing With God - When I meditated on the word  Guidance,I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.

The Angel Wore Pink Jeans - Every family has stories that are told over and over again. This is one of our family’s favorites: In the late 1970s, my father was a student preacher at the Methodist Church in Palmer while he took classes at SMU.