One of the core pillars of the Kurn Hattin Homes for Children is perseverance. By that virtue one learns to forge ahead, not to be a qui...

Have you ever had a day when you ask yourself, "What else can go wrong?" Then lightning strikes. Literally. Tonight, lightning struck ...

It's easy to have friends when you are little. It's hard to have friends when you are older. Perhaps it seems like there are more thing...

The following (unedited) note was included in the card that is printed in this week's blog. It is from a young boy at the Kurn Hattin Ho...

The Kurn Hattin Homes for Children is not an orphanage. An orphanage historically was a place where children who had no parents or famil...

Guest blog by Laura Duquette I have always loved the ocean and its surroundings. The sound of the waves, the scent of the salty air, the w...

Do you know the feeling? It's the feeling of never being caught up to the point of not being able to finish anything. It's that dreadfu...

I was recently dogsitting for a friend. All was going well until the dog jumped through a screened-in window and ran away, which I didn'...

This plant was almost dead by the time I got to it. I have been nursing it back to health for months. It had been left in a room with h...

Surely you're heard the term "guardian angel." It is a biblical and theological term which is also applied to people who watch over or pr...

Guest blog by Laura Duquette Yes, we have all heard that famous tune, sung by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz, as she played a young gir...

I started to get panicky because I couldn't find the cemetery for a burial. And I was late. I knew people would be there waiting for me...

Today a lady came to me at church and said, "Father, I have some bars of soap for the children's home." I thought that that was wonderfu...

June 14th is my birthday. I usually try to keep a low profile because I am shy and don't like being the center of attention--usually. U...

There was a time when many Americans only had a middle school education--or less. They were pressed into service on the farm or had to w...

This morning I noticed the bird on the right feeding the bird on the left at the bird feeder by passing the birdseed from her beak into h...

I am smelling the lilacs that are on the table in my office right now. The scent is permeating the room. I picked them yesterday from th...

The other day I was making lunch for a cowboy I know who was stopping by the church. As it turns out, he was "babysitting" for a friend'...

I can't believe it's been ten years since I last saw these kids! I'm talking about the ones in the photo you're looking at now. They ar...

Are you distracted by a million thoughts and ideas and have to struggle to complete tasks? I'm raising my hand right now! I don't think ...