Easter is over. The last notes of the uplifting songs of resurrection have faded away. The new clothes have been hung in the closet, the leftovers stored in the refrigerator. It is monday morning, and we are back into the usual routine. But perhaps this particular monday morning is different. Did…
Read moreI expect to see them any day. Perhaps they are waiting for the absolute promise of warm weather – after all, they are predicting rain and cold temperatures for the latter part of this week. However, I know they will come. They arrive every March without fail. I took the…
Read moreThe year was about 520 B.C. and Zerubbabel was feeling very discouraged. It had been more than fifteen years since the work on the new Temple had come to a disheartening halt. The work had begun with great hope when a remnant of the Children of Israel, who had been…
Read moreMy husband and I walk together – but not strictly “together”. When we began walking, he measured his steps to mine so that we could walk side-by-side. One day it dawned on me that he really wasn’t getting the optimum benefit from the walk so I encouraged him to go at his…
Read moreI was blessed to grow up in home where Christmas was always a magical time. For a little girl with an over-sized imagination, it was easy to get caught up in the idea of Santa Claus, Christmas presents and bulging stockings. There was one Christmas, however, that changed the “visions…
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