by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 29, 2014 | Faith, Wisdom
She had sparkling eyes, a warm smile and a sweet voice that I can hear to this day. For a brief season, Betty was my mentor and my friend. In thinking of the people who have left their mark on my life over the past 60 years, Betty immediately comes to mind. She...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 25, 2013 | Family
The lyrics from a popular song a few decades back keep running through my head: “Where have you gone my little boy, little boy? Where have you gone my sonny, my own? Turn around you’re two, turn around then you’re four; Turn around you’re a...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 18, 2013 | Faith, Worship
Theologian and philosopher Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously said “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” Bonhoeffer was referring to Christ’s call to a surrendered life…..to a life given over to following Him. But can’t we also know that the...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 12, 2013 | Faith, Worship
My friend sat at her daughter’s bedside, holding her hand, whispering prayers as the daughter lay in the Intensive Care Unit. This young, single mother had just barely survived an automobile crash. The man she hoped to build a life with did not. Healing —...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 13, 2013 | Faith, Family, Good Books
(This one is for you, Uncle Jerry.) Indiana summers are unpredictable. One year, a drought. The next, a deluge. Life is kind of like that, too. Sometimes, we feel as if we’re in a desert. At other times, storms rage around us and we fear we may be drowning. But...
