by Ingrid Lochamire | Jun 26, 2023 | Faith, Reflections, Seasons of Life
“All the way home, Jill; all the way, all the way home!” I first heard these words from Jill Briscoe, one of my spiritual heroes, six years ago when a friend and I were invited to Wisconsin to attend an event where Jill would be teaching. (I wrote about it here.) A...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 29, 2019 | Faith, Good Books
“It rains on all of us. Some of us just carry an umbrella.” My chin dropped at the soft-spoken wisdom of my friend Genie. This woman is walking through a cancer diagnosis, she recently lost her husband and then she lost her job. But my friend is quick to...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 21, 2018 | Faith, Slice of Life
Three small “scholars” are buckled into my back seat, blue eyes peering at me from beneath straw hats and a bonnet. They are the oldest of my Amish neighbor’s seven children. Our five-mile drive to their country school is quiet, my passengers...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 27, 2018 | Faith, Good Books, Writing
I warned you… I’m studying to earn a Certificate of Ministry to Women at Moody Bible Institute and I knew it wouldn’t be long before things I’m reading would seep into the posts I leave for you here. Daughters of the Church by Ruth A. Tucker...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Sep 14, 2015 | Faith
I’m losing my hair. Bald spots, skillfully hidden by my hairdresser, have been showing up randomly for about a year. I’ve been told it’s alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease. The loss also might be linked to thyroid disease or to a medication I...