Following the Oregon Trail we came upon a large rock made of limestone. The rock stood high above the Platte River Valley. The soft limestone rock made it easy for people to carve their names in. Travelers heading for Oregon carved their names in the rock. More than 700 names are on the rock. At […]
My church has been doing a sermon series on the book of Daniel. At first glance you might wonder how a book written thousands of years ago has any relevance to today. As I listened to the messages each week I found it clearly spoke to our current culture today. As a Christ follower I […]
Although it has been years ago, I still remember the day when I heard I was going to be a mother. What excitement as my husband and I began planning for this addition to our family. I read books on child care. We began shopping for a crib, a baby bed, and tried to decide […]
In reading the book of Jude in the New Testament this week, I was reminded of his warning to the church that there would be false teachers that pervert the truth of God’s Word. Thinking of “truth” reminded me of Pilate’s question to Jesus: “What is truth?” Pilate asked this question in response to Jesus’ […]
It’s Friday – time again for a post on the old church hymns. This week as I thought about what song to write one very old hymn came to mind. So I ask – What picture do you see when you think of God? From reading the Bible I have found some unusual pictures. A […]
Pride always demands that “I’ be in the middle. Let us pray not for lighter burdens but for stronger backs. In God’s kingdom there are no undesirables. By loving the unlovable, you made me lovable….Augustine Married life: telling your husband something ten times only to have him say “You never told me that.” You are […]
Granted, I am concerned about Ebola becoming a serious issue for our country. I have no idea which side of the fence I should be on in this argument about banning travel and putting quarantines in place. I’ll leave that issue for those more qualified than I am. However, to describe our country’s situation as a […]
After living almost three years in Michigan and hearing of the beautiful Dow Gardens, my husband and I decided it was time to check it out. All the hype we had heard was true – it is an unbelievable place of peace and beauty. My husband commented that this was just a glimpse of what […]
Continuing my posts on the old gospel songs we used to sing, today I remember the first song I ever performed in public. As a young girl I took piano lessons and when my father, who was a minister, had speaking engagements he often would have me play and sing something before he spoke. Although […]
My young granddaughter loves to watch HGTV with us. She especially loves the show “Flip or Flop.” Recently we took her to see an old factory that was being torn down. Piles of brick and twisted steel were everywhere and there was still a large portion of the building standing with big gaps in the […]
Today it is snowing again. The snow is once more covering the flowers that I saw peeking out of the ground only yesterday. It was exciting to see these beautiful flowers that proclaim winter is almost over. Now I’m hoping this snow will not harm them and as soon as the temperature climbs above freezing […]
In View from the Parsonage, I shared that during the years as a pastor’s wife, I collected a lot of funny stories. I always said someday I would share those stories – after my husband retired of course. One story my husband hates for me to tell – but I get such fun out of telling is the […]
I recently shared about two different Christmas catalogs I received on the same day – and the big difference in what they were offering for Christmas gifts. Hope you will read that – and then take a look at Ten Terrific Gifts for Christmas For just $35 you can help bring a safe playground to […]
It’s that time of year again! We see it on Facebook – hear it on the news – the controversy about how people greet one another during this time of year. Considering all the problems in our world right now – the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the threat to the West from ISIS and […]
