by Patty Sampson | Sep 27, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
When I was twelve years old my parents moved us from a small Midwestern town to a larger Chicago suburb. I was nervous but excited, because turning twelve meant that I would be able to attend Sunday School classes with the “cool kids” — the other teenage...
by Patty Sampson | Aug 21, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
School started for us this week. My sweet second grader hates going to school. Every day, EVERY DAY has been a huge struggle to get him to school. He starts the day before laying the ground work for his dramatic attempt to stay home from school. His most recent...
by Patty Sampson | Aug 12, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
Here is a thought for your Friday. We often look at the weekend as a time for relaxing, a release from the pressure of the work week. But sometimes the weekend is more stressful than the week is. When we have families with special challenges, or callings at church...
by Patty Sampson | Jun 29, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
This morning I was looking through some old pictures and stumbled across one that stopped me in my tracks. There, smiling at me, was my friend Sabrina. I haven’t seen her picture in years. She died suddenly at a time in my life when there was such chaos that...
by Patty Sampson | May 22, 2016 | Patty Sampson: Christian Life
There are moments when you realize you’ve become a different person. I had a couple of them today. We are away from home on a company-sponsored retreat. It was harder than usual this year to come. My seven year old son was heartbroken the night before we...
