“Oh, you’re the pastor’s wife.” “Um, professor. I heard you were a hard grader.” “Isn’t he the one who flunked math?” “Who does she think she is, taking over the club like that?” “She’s retired. She can help us out. She has a lot of free time.” “He’s the middle…
Read moreThis past weekend I was shopping with my husband and as I was looking thru a stack of clearance books in one aisle, I heard a stern man’s voice on the other side of the aisle, “Son, put that back”, the father continued, “we do not steal, son!” Again, his…
Read more“Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the seainform you. Which of these does not know that the hand of the…
Read moreWriting a devotional for September 11 is a tricky undertaking for me. Do I ignore the significances of the day in the history of our nation and in my own life or do I address it? In one way there is so much I can say and in a another…
Read moreAfter finishing the hearty dinner of all of his favorite things, my husband asked, “Is there more?” He wasn’t asking because he was still hungry and was thinking of a second plate. He asked because he wanted to come back for more tomorrow. Isn’t it a great feeling when there…
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