Four years ago, February 14 loomed just around the bend. I had been dating a new guy I really liked, even though I was uncharacteristically slow in admitting it to…
Published February 3rd, 2011 by Samantha Keller
My name is Sam, and I am a book-a-holic. When I fill in the blank under “hobby” on questionnaires, I feel like a traitor. “Hobby” is such a tame word…
Published February 2nd, 2011 by Samantha Keller
It was the first day of Bible Study and introductions were in order. As one of the leaders, I stood up in front of the women with my partner in…
Published January 27th, 2011 by Samantha Keller
I get puppy-dog tongue wagging happy driving home into my neighborhood at the end of the day. And it’s not just because it looks like Wisteria Lane. I honestly think…
Published January 21st, 2011 by Samantha Keller
Yesterday morning the ministry bat phone went off (ok, maybe it was my husband’s iPhone, but you get the point). A red alert was issued for the women’s bible study…
Published January 18th, 2011 by Samantha Keller
For the third time this year, I got a pedicure. I divulge this not so you will think I have sad and neglected toes, but as a pastor’s wife, I…
Published January 13th, 2011 by Samantha Keller
My baby was diagnosed with RSV this week. It’s a respiratory virus that causes infection of the lungs and breathing passages in young children. After discussing treatment and symptoms with…
Published January 10th, 2011 by Samantha Keller
Religious conspiracy theorists are abounding as birds fall from the sky and dead fish pile up on the shores of the Arkansas River. Is it a sign of the end…
Published January 4th, 2011 by Samantha Keller
There is a simple truth about our culture that can only be found in the midst of suffering. When great things happen, we rejoice, when good things happen we celebrate,…
Published December 30th, 2010 by Samantha Keller
My son entered the holiday season yet a boy, but will return to school this New Year a man. And so last night, we celebrated his coming of age with…
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