A day that went largely unnoticed last week was National Lighthouse Day. It was a day set aside to think about the importance of lighthouses in maritime history. I’ve always been fascinated by these structures; who wouldn’t be? You won’t find lighthouses in calm waters or tucked securely away from the danger of storms. Lighthouses […]
Aug 4, 2014
Fiery Chariots
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I was able to collect my thoughts yesterday, decide the day was mine, not Nettie Elizabeth Duncan McNeil’s, and go to church. I was glad I did. The Sunday school lesson was about faith. In many parts of the world, Christians are being slaughtered for no other reason than faith – their faith in Jesus. […]
Jul 27, 2014
Arkansas Loon Flies to Minnesota
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A story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. So does a gourd. A gourd starts with a seed, just as a story starts with the germ of an idea. The similarity between a gourd and a story is interesting. Among my stash of gourds, I searched until I found one whose bottom part resembled […]
Jul 21, 2014
The Man on the Moon
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The breeze is so cool in the early morning, that it reminds me of fall. In less than a month, the children will be starting back to school. Flowers and grass have that middle-of-summer look. I noticed last night as I watered the Impatiens under the oak tree that they have spread nicely since I […]
Jul 20, 2014
God’s Subtle Blessings
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I wonder how many happy occurrences are directed by God as special gifts just for me? And you? I wonder if that safe trip to the grocery store, that sudden decision to take a different route from the usual one are actually God directing our paths out of danger? And we, like well-loved children, take […]
Jul 12, 2014
The Faith of Bartimaeus
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It was just another day in the life of Bartimaeus. He sat down beside the road in the dust, the sun beating down on his head and back, hoping that a few kind-hearted people who passed by would give him enough money to buy food. That’s the way many blind people made a living in […]
