by Connie Armerding | Sep 1, 2022 | Spiritual Growth
A few years back, I accompanied my twin daughters along with the rest of their grade school class on a field trip to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. I had plans to explore and engage in hands-on experiences, so when we were immediately ushered into the...
by Connie Armerding | Nov 1, 2021 | Spiritual Growth
The last of the car doors shut. The kids rushed inside, and although I typically follow suit, I waited. Leaning my head into the steering wheel, I sat there in the quiet. My voice broke the silence. It started as a scream and turned into a wail. In the confines of my...
by Connie Armerding | Jun 1, 2020 | Memoir
I was led into the conference room and seated at a massive table that filled most of the room. The solitary item on the table, a tissue box, was the first thing to catch my eye. Foreshadowing shows up in real life too, not just the movies. I didn’t want to be sitting...