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A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith
Jesus, God’s perfect gift
By
Linda G. Howard
This week my grandson, his girlfriend and I toured Kennedy Space Center. I saw that one of the astronauts who walked on the moon had received a Exceptional Service Medal for this task. I was a bit shocked because my husband, Frank, also has a Exceptional Service Medal. It is the highest award given to…
I wish I’d known
By
Linda G. Howard
I walked away from my conversation with John’s only remaining family, a sister and brother-in-law, wishing I had known him better when he was alive. But that always happens when I interview a family before attempting to conduct a memorial service or funeral. John died on a Wednesday. He was a member of The Special…
Renewing the Mind
By
Linda G. Howard
We first moved to Brevard County more than forty years ago. My husband and I joined a small church with a missions outreach. As a local missions project, the women of the church were going to a nearby town to “pattern” a young boy born with the umbilical chord wrapped around his neck. This child was…
The importance of fun
By
Linda G. Howard
The Book of Acts tells us there are three things that the early church did. They are pray, study the doctrines of the apostles and fellowship. At Special Gathering, which is a ministry within the intellectually disabled community, we try to do all three. The first two are a given. We have times of prayer…
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