Six years ago a dear friend died just before Christmas. My husband and I had watched him battle cancer (two different kinds) for over two years. It was hard to see him slowly lose the battle. He fought hard and he never lost his courage or his great sense of humor. His family asked my […]
Well it seems I am on a roll – memories of Christmas past just continue to occupy my mind – especially at bedtime. Maybe it’s just that I am getting old. Maybe it’s spending this Christmas in a new home in a new state far from what was familiar. The memories are for the most […]
Spring break this year found my both my daughter and her husband out of town on their jobs leaving my husband and I to take care of – and entertain – our eight-year-old granddaughter. What to do? We played school with the animals. My husband bought these animals at the local zoo one year when […]
Today I went to church. I walked from my car in a public parking lot with my Bible in my hand and never once felt afraid. Entering the foyer of my church, I visited with fellow worshipers in front of large windows without once looking to see if anyone was watching us. When it was […]
You will see lots of pink ribbons this month as October has been designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In 1979 wife of one of the prisoners held by Iran in the hostage crisis decided to use a yellow ribbon to show support for her husband. Soon there were hundreds of yellow ribbons displayed around […]
Those of you who have followed my posts for awhile know that my husband and I are Scrabble addicts. We play with a super scrabble board. It has more spaces for words than a regular Scrabble board and 200 tiles instead of 100. We have kept a record of our scores since 2008 and are […]
I recently watched a pastor of a mega church on television (which I don’t do on a regular basis) and was amazed at his message. He started off speaking of all the parts of our culture that Christians do not agree with. He spoke about the damage pornography does to our society. (I said Amen!) […]
Throughout my life I have read arguments for and against having faith in the Christian God – or any god for that matter. Some say to question our belief is wrong. To express any doubt will definitely displease God. Others say to believe without positive proof of a god is simply showing a lack of […]
I shared earlier this week a new game my husband and I have discovered and that we love. The game is so popular there are many different versions. https://barblaneblog.com/2022/11/23/from-one-addiction-to-another/ If you are interested, check out one – or two – or more of these. Ticket to Ride (original version) Ticket to Ride Rails and Sails […]
Driving along Route 21 in Wyoming we spotted a sign saying “Ayres Natural Bridge.” The sign was small and from its appearance did not indicate anything of importance. Still, we love to get off the main road and so we decided to take the secondary road and see what this was all about. What a […]
Normally on Friday I post a list of ten things I have found interesting in my reading and listening to various speakers. For the month of December, I am going to instead post the history of a beloved Christmas song. The one today is one I hope you will take time to read – and […]
Those of you who have followed my blog for awhile know that my husband and I are avid Scrabble players. We are very competitive and have kept a record of our scores since 2008. I tell my story in: Confessions of a Scrabble Addict! We have been known to wake up at 4 am and, not […]
Unexpected, Unwanted Call I last posted on my blog in April. While we were on vacation, we got that unwanted, unexpected phone call in the night. A police officer called to tell us that our son had been found dead in his apartment. While we knew he was not in good health (a disabled veteran) […]
As a grandparent and a pastor’s wife, I have heard so many funny stories about kids in church. One of the funniest involved my own grandson, Robert. His parents had recently moved to a new community and were trying to find a home church. They were a little nervous about walking into a new church […]
