When the smoke clears, when the dust settles, when coronavirus is a thing of the past, how will it have changed things? It’s strange that an unseen, microscopic something can so re-arrange everyday life. For the first time that I know anything about, our huge church will be having services Sunday online only. This virus […]
Mar 13, 2020
Think on These Things
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I don’t believe in putting my head in the sand and not knowing what’s going on. Neither do I believe in panicking. Dictionary definition: Panic is sudden overpowering fear, often affecting large numbers of people all at once. This, I’m afraid, is what many people are experiencing and, let me tell you, it doesn’t […]
Feb 27, 2020
Prayers
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The Prayer of Jabez–Oh, that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from evil, that it might not grieve me! (I Chronicles 4:10). The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi–Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where […]
Feb 26, 2020
Ash Wednesday
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Today is Ash Wednesday, a commemoration to begin the season of Lent, leading up to Easter. Whether we celebrate this day or not, it’s a good time to take an inward look at the person we really are, then an outward look at where we are going and who we are following. My books have […]
Feb 22, 2020
Does It Really Have to End?
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Does the Story Have to End? The following is by a guest blogger, my sister-in-law Linda Day. This was published a few years ago, but it’s always fresh and new. Haven’t we all felt this way? Reading wasn’t always an enjoyable pastime. Being a tomboy and growing up in a rural area, more interesting adventures […]
Feb 18, 2020
The Wind in the Trees
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The wind in the treetops this morning is making the branches restless. I wonder if it’s telling them to get ready because cold weather is on the way. Funny–wind make me feel restless too, unsettled and a trifle uneasy. Weather change or not, the birds and squirrels will be well-fed on sunflower seeds. It’s funny […]
