Last weekend, we rented a small beach cottage in one of our favorite places on earth – Ocean Grove NJ – a lovely Victorian seaside town dedicated to the Lord. Our cute cottage was located at the corner of Mt. Carmel Way and New York Ave. The corner street…
Read moreAlthough I live within ten miles of a monument to the lowly opossum, I have rarely had the occasion to see the critter closely until last week. My front palm trees are loaded with rain-swollen fruit that tempts animals from the nearby woods to steal and store for the winter.…
Read moreWatching my nine-year-old grandson irritate his older sister in the car is like a flashback to the sixties for me: the seven-hour rides through the two-lane roads of Georgia and South Carolina; the picking, picking, picking we did to each other…the lack of air conditioning. I liked to read. He…
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…
Read moreAs my grandson continued eating his lunch I said “I am going to give W his bottle and then put him down for his nap then I will come back out here and we can watch something or play.” He looked at me and said “Breathe, Mom-mom, breathe.” I burst…
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