A few years ago my husband and I bought our little granddaughter some toy zoo animals. We assumed she would play with them for a couple of years and then we would pass them on to another small child. We also assumed she would just play with them by herself. Were we ever wrong! From […]
Recently I was doing some clean-up on my computer getting rid of files that I no longer use. I found a file that I created several years ago when I wrote down some memories of my life growing up to share with some of my grandchildren. In that file I found a letter I sent […]
Along with our addiction to scrabble – (My Addiction Cost Me 27 Days in 2017) – my husband and I share a love of hostas. It started innocently enough. We bought a house with a large above ground pool. It was surrounded by lots and lots of concrete. Concrete slab for the pool equipment and […]
Christmas! What a magical time! We decorate our homes with trees, candles, wreaths. We put out a nativity set and hang up an angel or two. We plan gatherings with family and friends where there will be presents and lots of delicious food to eat. Everything is so neat and tidy – so beautiful. It’s […]
It was 1991 and my husband and youngest daughter were spending our first Thanksgiving on the mission field. Homesickness was filling my heart as I remembered all the Thanksgivings of the past spent with family and friends. A table loaded with turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, gravy, biscuits and all the other goodies we enjoyed […]
Before McDonalds, before Taco Bell, before Subway there was A&W. Growing up my family did not eat out too often. For one thing, our budget did not allow for such expenses but also there were not many fast-food chains like we have now. When we had the occasional treat, it was fun to go to […]
Every Sunday I meet after church with a small group to study the Bible and right now we have started walking through the book of Acts. One story in chapter 4 of that book really makes me stop and examine my own Christian witness. Peter and John had been brought before the religious leaders who […]
Summer 2017 Last year my husband built our youngest granddaughter a tree house. He called it “Odd Squad Headquarters” as she was a fan of the show at that time. She was so excited and she spent the first day going up and down the stairs so much it made me tired just watching. We […]
It’s Valentine’s Day. A day we are supposed to celebrate our love. I imagine it can be a painful day for those who do not have a “special” someone to celebrate with. After my first husband died, I dreaded that day. But although I have been single, then widowed and spent Valentine’s Day without a […]
The last few weeks I have missed a lot of Sunday morning services at my church due to some health issues. Since I hate to have a Sunday without hearing a good sermon I have watched quite a lot of ministers on TV. Let me start by saying this post is not meant to be […]
A few years ago my husband and I took our youngest granddaughter for a walk by the Mississippi River. She loved watching the boats go by and feeding the ducks. As we finished our walk and headed to the car, she realized that we were very close to the John Deere Pavilion. She loves going […]
I’m desperate! Or, am I? In Sunday’s worship we sang a Michael W Smith song entitled “Breathe.” This is a song I love. This is the air I breathe This is the air I breathe Your holy presence living in me This is my daily bread This is my daily bread Your very word spoken […]
I started my blog in 2014 but I was hit and miss – some months not posting at all and never any consistency to my posts until the past few months. Throughout my life I have loved to write. I was a guest columnist for the local newspaper a few years ago and I also submitted […]
We talk a lot about worship. We write/read books on the subject. We talk about the “style” of worship we like. There is contemporary worship, traditional worship, liturgical worship. In some churches the argument over what songs we sing, what instruments we use and whether or not we have a praise team or a choir has actually split […]
