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The novel that I’ve written is a love story based on my father and takes place in the 1920s. What a fascinating time period! My Father and a Model T Sometimes my research tried to overtake my ability to stick with writing the book. In particular, the 1920s Model...
How Can You Be Yourself If You're Trying To Change Your Stripes? Be yourself. They're two words that represented an impossibility for me when I was a teenager. In my pursuits to find the self that defined me, I wanted to be shorter, smarter, more liked, more...
God Equips Willing Hearts Sometimes it happens when we least expect it, but God equips willing hearts if we ask. Every five weeks I get my hair trimmed. Richard cuts it, and he does two things to make me glad I’ve come to him and not somebody else. Aside from...
Playing board games is an interesting way to interact with friends and family—often very telling. Qualities are revealed, attitudes are exposed, roles are played. For instance, there’s the yawner who goes face down on the game pieces before the evening is...
What’s black and white and red all over? My dad pulled that one on me at least once when I was growing up. The news, of course! Just look what comes out of black and white piano keys. Often, a whole lot does. I took piano lessons in those same growing up years when my...
What if we could hear the voice of God? Not one that sounds like a mad parent, rather one that speaks of his love for us, the mercy he freely gives to us, and his help to live each day. For a believer in Jesus Christ, the Bible is God’s voice to address every aspect...
Basking in the security of solid ground beneath me, knowing God’s grace has taken me far from where I would have been without it. Where else but on a firm foundation can we have peace of mind?Security and certainty are pretty scarce commodities. Life’s full of...
Weather permitting, birdsong fills my bedroom each morning when I crack open the window to hear it. The sweet sound is a free gift of nature. And with the unseasonably warm temperatures forcing buds to blossom, there’s yet another readily available reminder of beauty...
I have the neatest blessing on Sunday mornings. It involves a little girl who, without fail, runs up to me after church to give me a big, big hug. Maybe more accurately described, her embrace would be a tackle if it were not for my sturdy legs. And I’d be on the floor...
In Keeping With Days Merry And Bright Ah! The thought of breakfast in bed—it's an extravagant idea. Maybe if you are cruising a luxury liner it wouldn't be too much to ask! But this time of year many of us are caught up in the rush of holiday preparations. Breakfast...
Peppermint candy canes have a colorful history--or colorless! They began as straight white sugar sticks! Personally, I'm ever so delighted that red stripes were eventually added! Where would my arrangement of peppermint and roses be without them? History of the...
Welcome to my world of Christmas decorating! Typically, there will be a few birds showing up in the midst of bobbles and bangles whenever my opinion counts. Birds are one of my favorite decorating elements. That fact is most obvious at Christmastime. Whether a pair of...
First, I Want Your Honest Opinion.Does this bow make me look fat? Because if it does then my mom is in real trouble. She and I have gone 'round and 'round about how to make the season really special this year. I just don't want to steal the show by looking too...
Layer Upon Layer of Autumn Beauty for the Thanksgiving season is showing itself in mirrored reflections. It’s a good time to get going on holiday decorating. But let’s not overlook that it’s way too early to go glitzy! You can do what I call "layering". A little...
Gratitude, Ready, Set, Eat! Here it is—the perfect time to bring out gratitude, traditions, and a healthy appetite. Most of all, gratitude. I don’t know when the focus of Thanksgiving became football and, more recently, shopping. This much I do know: my...
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“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
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