“A friend loveth at all times,” (Proverbs 17:17). She doesn’t condemn, nor shun, nor preach; she simply is there, caring about me whether I’m right or wrong, whether I’ve had success or failure, whether my purse is full or empty. A friend loves me for who I am, not for what I can do for […]
Mar 13, 2014
Light the World with Laughter
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Jane, who has a way with words, captioned one of the pictures we took yesterday. “Smiles of the cozy critters” she called it. And, she was right. When we get together for our critique, we do our fair share to light the world with laughter. I think we must be incurable optimists. We are doing […]
Mar 8, 2014
The Critic On My Shoulder
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My computer desk is cluttered–oh, not big-time piles of stuff, but to some people it would seem messy. Then, I thought about where I left the heroine of my current work in progress yesterday, and, although she has no idea of what is going to happen next, I do, so I considered ways of getting […]
Mar 7, 2014
Sunshine Casts a Big Shadow
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The sunshine is most welcome this morning. Yes, I over-slept, missed the darkness before dawn, and the sun beat me out of bed. Patches of snow lie on the ground, tattered remnants of winter, and by my mailbox, a brave jonquil has pushed through the ground in spite of the snow and ice, and the […]
Mar 3, 2014
A Record in the Snow
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A few inches of snow, a few inches of ice. Before you go walking, better think twice! It is a balmy five degrees this morning! And, the weatherman hit the nail on the head–right after the sleet stopped, snow began. Needless to say, schools are closed and yesterday, many churches were closed. It was a […]
Mar 2, 2014
A Frozen Morning
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As Dinah Washington sang, “What a Difference a Day Makes.” Yesterday, the children had a great time in my back yard. Matt, Dawn, and I sat on the deck and nobody needed a coat. Today, my whole yard, the deck, every rock and blade of grass, the intrepid little early flowers, all are covered with […]
