Sticks and stones may break my bones But words can never harm me Growing up I heard this little rhyme many times. It was said to encourage those who were being bullied or harassed by others. However, this message is simply not true. Words have such power. Power to encourage, power to put down. Power […]
Well I did it! I won the last Scrabble game of 2019 – making me the champion! My last post told the tale of my husband’s effort to catch me. My husband did his best – but couldn’t catch me. He tells me he is now depressed. (A joke only – he’s fine.) But guess […]
In past blogs I have written about women who have been neglected in our history books. Women who played important roles in World War II, in the NASA program and in our political system. Sadly it seems writers of history books have told of the brave and intelligent men of our country, but seem to […]
A few days ago I posted a blog regarding the persecuted church and showed a picture of a young boy whose face was horribly mutilated during an attack on his village. (http://barblaneblog.c`om/2015/11/27/i-will-not-let-them-suffer-alone/) Thirteen–year–old Danjuma Shakaru was critically injured during an attack on his village in northern Nigeria on January 28, 2015. Muslim militants struck Danjuma […]
This past week my husband spoke to the residents of the Teen Challenge Center in Saginaw, Michigan. This is not the first interaction we have had with this organization. Our first experience with Teen Challenge occurred in 1985 in New York City. Just one year after we were married we spent two weeks at the […]
If you follow my blog you know my husband and I are avid Scrabble players. Very competitive, we started keeping a record of the scores of our games in 2008. We laugh that we are actually addicted to the game. My Addiction has Returned Thankfully we are evenly matched. It would be no fun if […]
In past blogs I have written about women who have been neglected in our history books. Women who played important roles in World War II, in the NASA program and in our political system. Sadly it seems writers of history books have told of the brave and intelligent men of our country, but seem to […]
A few days ago I posted a blog regarding the persecuted church and showed a picture of a young boy whose face was horribly mutilated during an attack on his village. (http://barblaneblog.c`om/2015/11/27/i-will-not-let-them-suffer-alone/) Thirteen–year–old Danjuma Shakaru was critically injured during an attack on his village in northern Nigeria on January 28, 2015. Muslim militants struck Danjuma […]
Recently our youngest granddaughter had a sleepover with us. We took her to a children’s museum. On the way home we started playing a game we had played with our children when they were little to pass the time on a road trip. My husband started by saying “I’m going on a picnic and I’m […]
In the fall of 2002 I was diagnosed with an advanced and very aggressive cancer. Hearing my doctors words, “The odds are not in your favor,” I realized I was heading into the battle of my life. Would I live or would I die? Facing your own mortality changes the way you look at the […]
In the fall of 2002 I was diagnosed with an advanced and very aggressive cancer. Hearing my doctors words, “The odds are not in your favor,” I realized I was heading into the battle of my life. Would I live or would I die? Facing your own mortality changes the way you look at the […]
If you follow my blog you know my husband and I are avid Scrabble players. Very competitive, we started keeping a record of the scores of our games in 2008. We laugh that we are actually addicted to the game. My Addiction has Returned Thankfully we are evenly matched. It would be no fun if […]
My husband and I continue our Scrabble addiction (Confessions of a Scrabble Addict). We played 26 games in January and ended in a tie – 13 games each. For February we have played a game every day (it’s been bitter cold outside – so what can you do?) and we are still tied at 14 […]
Thirty-eight years ago my beloved husband and father of my two daughters was killed in an accident. Only those who have suffered the loss of a loved one know what sorrow I felt. In that first moment when I realized I was a widow at 33 with two little girls to raise, the first thing […]
