The wind has a different sound to it this morning–a low roar high above the trees. A lot of snow melted yesterday but a lot still clings to my yard. Once long ago, a wise woman told me that noise as the wind rushed through the heavens meant that ice is on the way. There’s […]
Mar 1, 2015
A Dog Blog
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Good morning. My name is Murphy and I’m a dog. I used to live with Ben Ventris but for gruesome reasons I’d just as soon not discuss, I now live with Pat and Jasper Harris. Dogs don’t get credit for being the world’s smartest creatures. They should. Poor ol’ Jasper thinks owls are wise but all they do is […]
Feb 25, 2015
Here Am I
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What should I do with my life, Lord? I’ve heard people pray that prayer over and over, agonizing on what God wants them to do. To me, it’s pretty simple but then, maybe I’m not looking deep enough, I just know that for me, I’ve found the answer. I know from reading the Bible that […]
Feb 24, 2015
Wintry Day Nostalgia
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Rooftops and deck wear a dusting of white this morning while other places not so far away got much more than a skift of snow yesterday. It is cold though. Shivery, toe-tingling cold. You know how a picture or a word or even a fragrance can stir a person’s memory. Yesterday the picture of an old-fashioned […]
Feb 19, 2015
Not What It Seems
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I woke up this morning expecting to see another clear day dawning, as yesterday was. Instead, the sky is pewter gray, snow still covers rooftops and lawns and, actually, the weather looks as if more snow is on the way. If a very red sunrise is any indication, the day will be wintry. Does anyone […]
Feb 18, 2015
Grandma Is a Mystery Writer
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I could have stopped with the title after the word “mystery” and probably my family would agree. What is it about writers of mysteries? Do we look suspicious because we look at people suspiciously? Do we see ulterior motives where there are none? Do we live a restless life of turning over rocks, peering into […]
