Our church women gathered on Saturday to take classes in “the lost arts”: tie dye, knitting, quilting, ornament making, cooking (raviolis and bread – from scratch!), make up, picture framing, pressed-flower cards. I took knitting. We have several experts in our congregation who make everything from blankets to sweaters, baby booties to stylish hats and …
My husband had knee replacement surgery on January 3. I moved into a small hotel within six blocks of the hospital so that I could walk there and spend time with him every day. The surgery was on schedule and went well. The nurses had him up and walking the first day. The physical therapist …
Rick always knows when I’m getting antsy to begin writing again. He can sense the inner tension in me, the restlessness. Maybe I get a twitch or something. Maybe I grind my teeth. Sometimes I drum my fingers on the counter, as though there is an invisible keyboard. Not that anything I would write at …
I started reading the One Year Bible this morning. Last year, I studied several books from the Old Testament, but I missed the continuity of Old and New. And then this morning, I felt as though I had come home to the richness and fullness of God’s Word. From day one, the Word of God …
I have all kinds of reasons why I love the Christmas season, the most important of which is celebrating the birth of my Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. But one of the things I anticipate with great delight is the arrival of yearly newsy letters from relatives and friends who only write once a year. …
A friend asked me what my most memorable Christmas was. That’s easy. Rick and I were married on December 21, 1969. I’ve thought since then, what a terrible thing to do to my family – have a wedding so close to Christmas – but it was the only day we could get the church. Rick …
When I heard BSF had a new study on the book of Isaiah, I asked to be placed on the list. I graduated several years ago after having completed the seven available studies, but have missed attending the class. The course encourages daily study of specific passages and reliance on the Holy Spirit to teach, …
Rick and I had the pleasure of baby-sitting our youngest grandson for a day recently. He arrived at 8:30 a.m. and went home at 6:30 p.m. He was on the move almost every minute he spent with us. He loves climbing the bunk bed ladder and being lifted down. He loves opening and closing doors, …
Someone sent me a humorous list of reasons we “owe” our mothers. It made me laugh and cringe because I’ve been guilty of a few sayings that were under fire. When one of my three children threw a tantrum in a public place (which didn’t happen often), I would lean down and say, “Do you …
I didn’t go to the Fourth of July fireworks display this year. Tired, I stretched out on the downstairs sofa. It was almost ten o’clock before the distant pop of fireworks came. I went outside and stood in the cool night air watching the sparkling fire-flowers going off over the fairgrounds a mile away. Sometimes …