We've been wrestling, over here in Chicago, with disturbances in the healthcare force. I had a planned surgery on my knee and Bruce is battling shingles. We feel like we take 1 step forward and 2 ... Read More about Brother Ray
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Tis’ The Season
It's here! KWA season is upon the Shaver home!! This will be the 3rd year serving in this fantastically magical event at Chicago Tabernacle. When we moved here in February of 2017 little did we ... Read More about Tis’ The Season
The Gardner’s Ode
"He will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." Hosea 6:3 There is nothing more poetic than the Old Testament. Okay, maybe Shakespeare and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ... Read More about The Gardner’s Ode
Holy Week, Holy Life
It's finally spring Well almost anyway. Gray skies are here but sunny ones are predicted, I'll take em! I planted flower boxes, with the help of some littles. It helped me escape the dreary cold ... Read More about Holy Week, Holy Life
I Have a Friend…
Recently I was messaged by a childhood friend who is a passionate, smart, well informed political liberal. She reached out to me about who Evangelical Christians listen to on political topics. She had ... Read More about I Have a Friend…
Award Show Fatigue
So many aging symptoms are physical. Achy joints, less energy, sketchy memories and interrupted sleep from midnight lavatory visits. There are others, and some would dare to write them down but not ... Read More about Award Show Fatigue