by Emlee Taylor | Jul 28, 2018 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
I love Ted Talks—they are a quick motivational/thought-provoking mini-break during my day. Earlier this week, I stumbled upon one by Celeste Headlee, a daily news/talk show host who discusses “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation.” Her points were: ...
by Emlee Taylor | Jul 7, 2018 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
A few summers back, a tattooed, young woman with multiple face piercings stood in line at a fabric store, waiting to get her fabric cut. As she waited, a mother with a young child cut in line in front of her, arms full of red, white, and blue fabric. While giving the...
by Emlee Taylor | Jun 16, 2018 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
GOAL: To focus on living the Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) for one year. In Matthew, chapter 15, Christ is teaching a group of four thousand men, and an unknown number of additional women and children. These followers had been listening to Christ teach...
by Emlee Taylor | Sep 18, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
As I re-read the record of my journey along the Road to Jericho, I jotted down notes about the lessons I learned as I struggled to follow in the Good Samaritan’s footsteps. What an amazing journey this year has been! Yellow sticky papers with scribbled notes do not...
by Emlee Taylor | Sep 4, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
This last couple of weeks my normally sweet husband has been a bit of a bear. His job is demanding longer hours with one difficulty following on top of another. This means lots of tossing and turning at night; a little less patient than his usual saintliness...
by Emlee Taylor | Aug 28, 2016 | Emlee Taylor- On the road to Jericho
This last week, we flew my son’s best friend Maria out for a visit. Since she was only in town a few days, we packed them full of activities! My favorite day was our visit to Rickett’s Glen State Park, with its National Natural Landmark: the Glens. WOW. Every single...
