I was at home one evening when I heard a soft but insistent knocking on my door. I really didn’t feel up to having company but the person would not give up. I quietly glanced outside to see who it was. After seeing a little girl and boy standing there…
Read moreHAVE YOU EVER SLICED AN APPLE? One of the greatest things about apple slices is that no matter how you slice it, the apple core always remains. No matter if you cut it in half or in fourths, you cannot get around the core. Just as the core is what…
Read more“We are not built for the mountains and the dawns and the aesthetic affinities, those are for moments of inspiration, that is all. We are built for the valley, for the ordinary stuff we are in, and that is where we have to prove our mettle.” Oswald Chambers Several…
Read moreYou’ve heard that old saying, “Distance makes the heart grow fonder.” Well, I’d like to make a case against this proposition. I’m a first-time grandmother. Micah just turned six months old. He and his mommy and daddy live four hours away. It had been a month since I’d seen him…
Read moreIn the late 1960’s there was apopular love song by the group Mercy called, “Love Can Make You Happy.” Being a ‘groovy’ Flower Child of that era, the song was often heard coming from the record player in my room. (Okay, I know I just dated myself as a dinosaur…
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