As temperatures fall and sweater weather blows in, we are here to warm your heart and soothe your soul. Every ounce of truth is prayerfully selected to pour you a tasteful blend of what matters most. So, kick back in your favorite chair with your favorite mug, and allow us to serve you.

Can we agree that few things in life require more intentionality than planting a garden? First, we choose the proper plants and seeds. Then we scout out the perfect sunny spot with semi-decent soil, add organic matter, dig the hole, and plop our plants in at just the right depth.

When someone touches your heart as deeply as Jenny touched mine, you want the world to know her. 

Her faith. Her resilience. Her legacy. 

With no open microphone at her memorial, nor the opportunity to play the hymn she requested, my heart ached to express all Jenny’s life taught me. 

Through this letter, written to her precious daughters, I pray you will also remember Jenny.

From my desk, I could see the office park pond through the wall of windows. Its tranquility belied the tumultuous day ahead—not just for me, but for our nation. The workday had barely begun when tragic news spread through the office. I pulled up a news site on my computer to watch the surreal footage for myself. As an airplane pierced a New York City skyscraper, I covered my mouth in horror, then continued to watch in disbelief as another plane hit the second of the Twin Towers. They both collapsed in flames, spewing a pulverized poison into the air. My heart went weak in the crush of an invisible hand as I realized, this was no accident.

Children love to sing about Zacchaeus – the wee little man who climbed a sycamore tree. He wanted to catch a glimpse of Jesus as he passed through town. I preached about him recently and God showed me so much more than those sweet lyrics about a somewhat diminutive little fellow sitting in a tree.

Long before COVID-19, a pandemic of epic proportions began sweeping across our country. In its wake we now face a looming crisis pulling our society into a self-perpetuating, downward spiral.

The immune system is a collection of interrelated cells, chemical messengers and other proteins, working together to protect the body against various bad actors including toxins and viruses. So, if the goal is overall good health, it makes sense to focus on building a stronger immune system.

Leaning back in my home office chair, I stretched long and breathed a deep breath into my tired lungs. I had been sitting for hours writing stories, answering emails, reviewing financial documents, reading Scripture, and sharing time with God.

In January of 2017, I suddenly found myself with time on my hands and decided to learn to draw. I never took art lessons, but I had skimmed a library book on drawing years earlier and enjoyed thinking about it. Little did I know what God had in store. 

Walking into the room that day, I had no idea what to expect. Cameras, lights and mics were being set up for the recording of a documentary, and I had been invited to be a part of the audience.

After 30 years of caring for people as a vascular surgeon, William M. Moore, Jr., MD, FACS, has retired from Lexington Medical Center. During his career, Dr. Moore served as chief of staff, chief of Surgery, a physician at Lexington Medical Heart and Vascular Center, and medical director of Peripheral Vascular Rehabilitation.