TEN YEARS AGO, on May 17, 2002, we heard the words, “Your daughter has cancer. She has a 15% chance of surviving five years.  It’s very, very bad.” TEN MINUTES AGO,  I returned from taking my “probably won’t survive cancer”  daughter to High School, where she is earning straight A’s and doing great.  As I left the school parking lot, I wiped tears from my…

The second day of our Wild Anniversary Adventure (which is more exciting-sounding than 30th Anniversary Getaway) was spent in Edenton, NC, which has been voted the South’s Prettiest Town.…

Five months ago, Steve and I celebrated thirty years of marriage. Our plan was to get away for a few days to celebrate, but busy pastoral schedules aren’t always the easiest things to arrange to accommodate getaways.  But finally, we have made it happen. We are away.  We are gone. We are celebrating!…

Fifty-five years ago today, a young Air Force wife gave birth to a brand new human being named Steven Kever Smith. Here is  the very cute Sir Smith on very first birthday.   Since then, he’s had 54 more.…