by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 13, 2019 | Faith, Good Books, Slice of Life
I sat at a corner table in my local coffee shop on a beautiful spring morning recently, waiting for my friend to arrive. That’s when the parade began. Eight gray-haired ladies, dressed in varying shades of pastel polyester, scooted past my table, one at a time,...
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 | Jan 18, 2019 | Faith
It was not my finest hour. At the end of three long days that involved taking our oldest son through doctors’ appointments, medical tests and travel, I came home to a messy kitchen. And I snapped. At least for me, the woman my husband calls the most patient person he...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Dec 21, 2018 | Faith
“How are you doing?” Over cups of hot tea, my dear friend asked a question that I’ve asked myself often lately. How am I doing? Am I doing enough to help our oldest son during a crucial time of healing — body and soul? Am I getting enough rest?...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 27, 2018 | Faith
Anger, fear, jealousy, despair, contempt, shame. In His humanity, God suffered every painful emotion He allows to enter our lives, and He suffers them still as He walks through the highs and lows in the lives of His children, His co-heirs with Christ. The words...
