We weren't often in a jewelry store, especially one as fancy as this one was and, what we left with has been completely lost to time. What I do remember is what happened while my big brother was about to fill out the paperwork required. The salesman handed him a small order form in triplicate... Continue Reading →
My husband called from the living room telling me he'd be right back while I was in the children's bedroom sitting on the floor. I heard the footsteps trotting briskly up the steps to the front door, the screen door slammed, and the hurried walker burst into the bedroom, breathless and flushed from the crisp... Continue Reading →
It's easy to hold God's hand when the way is long and dark and the light seems too far away when the steps between now and relief are filled with terrors lurking in the shadows, swallowing up your hope. But what about when you are so much closer to the end? Why are we so... Continue Reading →
Going to sleep-away camp on an island in a mountain lake was one of the coolest experiences growing up. Buying supplies only added to the excitement. I had just finished fourth or fifth grade when Mom took me one afternoon to Kmart to buy all the necessary accouterments. On our way back we stopped for... Continue Reading →
Let me preface this by saying, I love honey. There is never a time in my home when we are without honey. Honey in tea, honey in coffee(weird but true), honey on toast, on cereal, on salmon. We all love honey here, and by extension, I appreciate the bee's place in the world. Now my... Continue Reading →
"Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank him for his answers. - Philippians 4:6"   The wooden plaque inscribed with these words had a special place hanging on our kitchen wall. When Mom died, I took it, and it is now in my own kitchen, a reminder... Continue Reading →
