Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson

The Mender of My Broken Heart

Wow, it’s remarkable how quickly time passes. One year ago, we celebrated Madelyn’s college graduation (BSW), and last month, we celebrated her graduate school graduation (MSW). When she graduated with her bachelor’s degree a year ago, she also released her…

Knowing the Tides

Near the end of his life, my father-in-law, John Beal, wrote a powerful William Shakespeare quote into his journal. Shakespeare had written about the tides—the ebbs, flows, and movements—of a person’s life, and how one’s success or failure is largely…

Easter Dresses

I will never forget the moment and it still melts me even in memory. One Easter Sunday morning many years ago, my daughters were getting ready for church in their beautiful, new Easter dresses. They curled their hair and painted…