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by Kay Etheredge (Note:  BBM will be hosting Cuban pastor, Heber Romero, and his wife, Lydia, this week as they speak at the Wednesday evening chapel service.) There are many highlights from our trip to Cuba four years ago.  We…

By Kay Etheredge It seems all humans have pride, but some struggle with it more than others.  The moment we think we don’t struggle with pride, we have pride in not being prideful.  Once I heard Barbara Barker speak at…

By Kay Etheredge (This was originally written for a church newsletter a couple of years ago). I love a story and I especially love a story involving a quilt.  Quilts can be made out of new fabrics that are all…

By Kay Etheredge Everyone experiences white-knuckle fear at some time in our lives.  When I was young, I was accidentally left at a ballpark where my brother played park football and I was a cheerleader.  We carpooled with a neighbor…

By Kay Etheredge It is easy to be a Christian and still be drowning. The waters of hurry and busyness come crashing over us and our nostrils burn hot and our lungs grow tight with the filling of all the…

By Kay Etheredge Our oldest daughter recently convinced me to take an embroidery class with her.  The class was at a trendy coffee shop downtown—only four students and the very patient young teacher.  As we sat in this busy place…

By Kay Etheredge This is not a story about Georgia Tann, although her story affected me as nothing else has in quite a while.  I began writing this last week on my day at Brother Bryan Mission but quickly got…

MATTHEW ZARNA’S STORY By Kay Etheredge When I heard Matthew Zarna’s story I pictured the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding. He talked about big Sunday dinners with extended family at his parents’ home in Fairfield, and he told stories that have…

By Kay Etheredge It is quiet and I am not eavesdropping but I can hear snatches of conversation coming from down the hall.  Daniel Roberson is talking to someone about forgiveness.  His voice is deliberate and kind and he is…