by Ingrid Lochamire | May 17, 2013 | Faith, Family
I tell him what I know — and it’s all I know. Most of the time, God isn’t in the wind. He’s not in the earthquake. Not even in the fire. Most of the time, God comes as a gentle whisper. “That’s how it was for you?” he asks....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 16, 2013 | Faith
Words fail. While watching television news coverage of the bomb blasts that shook Boston on Monday, I can only sit and stare. Words fail to describe the knot in the gut as photographs of the injured flash on the screen, as I learn three people lost their lives,...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 13, 2013 | Faith, Family
It’s rainy and cold this morning, but the grass is turning green here in our valley. Daffodils are blooming along the creek bank and the field down the road has been disked. Soon, seed will be pressed into the furrows and the growing season will begin again....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 2, 2013 | Faith, Family, Worship
Come Friday, our nest will be a little emptier. Son Number Three will throw a few boxes and bags into his Jeep and head south, an eight-hour drive to Nashville — the “country music” Nashville. Son Number Two waits for him there, along with freedom,...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 24, 2013 | Faith, Worship
I had no fear of turning 60, but I must admit I didn’t expect to spend the momentous day laid low with a nasty stomach virus. At least I had the empathy of a six-year-old friend: “Oh, dear! ” exclaimed my buddy when he found out I was sick....
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 21, 2013 | Faith
There is so much on our Journey that warrants a reflective pause. In the weeks ahead, I plan to share some observations on a few of the simple pleasures that cross my path — books, movies, music, food and, of course, people....
