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Year: 2022
Connections Across the Generations
You know those women who find themselves in an empty nest and all they can think of is adding grandchildren to said nest? I wasn’t one of them. Twenty years ago, I was the mother of three young adult sons, all unmarried. It was fine with me if the boys hadn’t found...
What Does It Mean to Dedicate Your Child to the Lord?
As each of my sons were born, my husband and I made sure to participate in an infant dedication service at church. On those three separate occasions, we entrusted our babies to God’s care. The ceremony wasn't a baptism, although promises made by the parents are...
The Pledge of Allegiance: What Does It Mean?
I made a rare exception by sharing this from my Do Not Delete page. Red Skelton alone makes the read worth your time! I entered first grade in September of 1960. Aside from my fascination with the letter M card, the thing I remember the most was the beginning of each...
The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength
With a sneer, you may have clicked open this post. The Joy of the Lord. Ha! Whoever wrote this must have cried over nothing more than a stubbed toe. Not true. I don’t dare compare my sorrows with yours, but please accept the fact that I’ve filled up my own bottles of...
I Want to Be a Dandelion
The dandelion gets a bad rap. I know. It’s a weed. But it’s a nice weed. Beautiful—for a while—and it's edible. Get your vitamins! When I was a child, fields of yellow dandelions enchanted me. The expanse reminded me of the poppies in the Wizard of Oz movie. Once...
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo’s consistently wins the highest awards in the nation for her stories. Because of Winn-Dixie is no exception. Synopsis Winn-Dixie is a dog, so named under unusual circumstances, and he really doesn’t do much in this tale except act like an average dog,...
The Ultimate Sacrifice For All Time
Every Christian knows the story of Christ's Resurrection. We celebrate His victory over death and how His resurrection guarantees ours. Easter has got to be the most joyous holiday of all religions on earth. But do we forget... • That the Lenten season (between Ash...
Though Darkness Descend by Janet Joanou Weiner
Both Sarah Soon and Janet Joanou Weiner are writer friends of mine. Janet's first book came out this year---historical fiction set in France during the reign of Louis XIV. Though Darkness Descend focuses on the persecution of the French Hugenots, a fascinating and...
Cycles of Song
I love the rich history of sacred music in the Church. From early Gregorian chants to Bach to Jan Bender’s Creation, I’ve worshiped the Lord in musical praise. My college choir performed glorious songs from every era of Western Civilization. We were a rowdy herd who...
Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
When Antony John’s wife challenged him to write a book about rock music and its personalities from a deaf person’s point of view, Five Flavors of Dumb was the result. Synopsis Eighteen-year-old Piper Vaughn lost her hearing in fifth grade. Her speech is pretty clear,...
Loving Like Jesus in the Middle of 21st Century Leprosy
In Biblical times, if a person had been diagnosed with a skin disease such as leprosy, he or she was obligated to cover up and warn others when in public places. “Unclean! Unclean!” This was the directive from God regarding leprosy in the Old Testament. (Leviticus...
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