by Dorothy Greco | Nov 26, 2014 | Blog, Book review
Since this week officially kicks off holiday buying season, I thought I’d offer some ideas for the readers on your lists. Please add your own to the comment section. AdventSarah Arthur, Light Upon Light. A different kind of Advent book. Delicious poetry, fiction,...
by Dorothy Greco | Nov 14, 2014 | Blog, Friday Soul Food, Spirituality
I’d like to turn the clock back twenty years. I didn’t anticipate that the fifth decade of my life would include so much loss. Two funerals a month apart for friends who died from cancer. A relative having a diagnostic test this very hour to determine if she...
by Dorothy Greco | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog, Friday Soul Food, Spirituality
Two autumns ago, our world unraveled. My husband’s mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died. Our youngest son took a helmet to the neck in a football game and spent the next four weeks convalescing. I ran over someone’s dog. Our neighbor fell off his...
by Dorothy Greco | Nov 1, 2014 | Christianity Today, Marriage & Family, Today's Christian Woman
I did not relish the possibility that I was the only Christian woman who had a stronger sex drive than my husband, but for the first decade of our marriage, that’s exactly how I felt. When I shared my dilemma with close friends, I typically got blank stares. One...
by Dorothy Greco | Nov 1, 2014 | Christianity Today, Gifted for Leadership, Leadership
“It might be cancer.” When those words were spoken, it wasn’t clear who was more stunned—Michael or me. He was our beloved small group pastor. A true people person, Michael was the lubricant which kept staff friction to a minimum. Quick to laugh, he loved good...