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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
I've been wanting to be more faithful in writing book reviews, but...life happens. We'll see if I can meet my monthly goals in 2022--one blog post, one book review, one Do Not Delete post, and maybe a video clip of sign language. That last one takes even more time...
Mustard gas. Muddy trenches. No Man’s Land. In 1914, Britain, France, and Russia united to stop the greedy German kaiser. Surely, they’d have him running for home, his tail between his legs by Christmas. But Christmas found both armies weary, wet, and cold....
Advent. The season of expectations. When I was a little girl, the traditions of Advent filled me with all the emotions the season represents—Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. Waiting for Messiah, God with us. On the first Sunday of Advent, my mother would light one candle...
When we found our current church family twenty-five years ago, I had just sent my first child off to college. All of you moms out there who have reached this milestone understand how fragile I felt. Excited for him. Satisfied that he was ready to fly from the nest....
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