My Proverbs 31 Wife

She was up early fixing all of us breakfast for the day. Dressing the children and making sure I had matching socks.

Then when we left praying for each of us to be covered by The Blood of The Lamb And then lifting up all our friends and family by name and the missionaries we knew far afield.

Then cleaning and washing clothes in a labor of love and making little adjustments to the decor of our home so that there was always something new to discover. The afternoon was...

In 1972, Julia and I were living in Long Beach, CA. I was working as the 3rd Engineer on a brand-new tanker, the SS ARCO Sag River. This ship made round trips from Long Beach to Alaska, bringing oil back to Long Beach. It was one of the first ARCO ships to permanently sail on the West Coast. Since ARCO was just starting to move to the West Coast, all the crew’s families were still on the East Coast. We didn’t have children yet, so Julia drove from New York to Long Beach to stay with me during...

Back in the early 1990s, I was a middle manager at a major energy company during a time when businesses were exploring new ways of working. One hot topic was whether a 4-day workweek with 10-hour days was better than the traditional 5-day, 8-hour schedule. I managed a small products pipeline unit with 1,500 miles of pipelines stretching from Dallas to Chicago and about 30 employees. Our unit paralleled a crude oil pipeline unit, but unlike crude oil, our products pipeline required constant...