Life As Story Life is like a story. There are main characters, minor characters, and a setting. The story ebbs and flows with ups and downs. Characters face and resolve conflicts, and the story usually includes plot twists — things you didn’t see coming. Parts of the story are exciting and full of joy. Other … More How The Ending Of A Chapter Brings To Mind Good Times
I sat up in bed with a start. Oh, no! All of my shells are gone! That was the first thought that popped into my head at 4:00 in the morning one day a couple of weeks ago. It had been two weeks since hurricane Helene and I was just realizing one more loss. Thirteen … More How To Find Hope When A Season Disappoints
My Dad My dad is a kind man, one of the kindest I know. I can’t remember the last time I heard him raise his voice. It may have been that time in the sixth grade when I slammed the door and broke the window when he wouldn’t let me have my own way. My … More Three Things I Love About My Dad
God’s creation is amazing to me. Three days after experiencing the totality of a solar eclipse I saw not one, not two, but three waterspouts in the Gulf of Mexico. … More Mesmerized By God’s Amazing Creation: Round Two
Are you tired of winter? Take heart! We’re half-way to spring. Here’s a little photo journal to help get your mind on warmer days ahead. … More Yellow Houses
From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,the name of the Lord is to be praised. Psalm 113:3 (NIV) I love being at the beach! One of my favorite pastimes is watching a sunset. Each evening, people linger on the beach, or make their way back down to the shore, to participate in … More Sunsets
A dog is a great conversation starter, especially if it is a stubby legged, bat-eared, grinning corgi. I was walking my dog a few days ago when a young couple sitting on a bench asked the usual questions, “what kind of dog is that” and “what’s his name”? I paused to answer their questions (a … More (Not) Just Passing By
Summer is right at our doorstep and the question arises . . . where shall we go? Being a life-long resident of the southeastern United States, the top two choices seem to be the mountains or the beach. The inquiry is often made, “which is your favorite?”. Hmmm, something to ponder. When our children were … More Land or Sea? Which will it be?
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