“If I had known grandchildren were so much more fun, I’d have had them first.” We baby-sat with our 15-month old granddaughter while ago. It was wonderful to watch her.…
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A friend of ours is an accomplished organist. Recently she’s taken up the harp. The harp is a quiet instrument. It has a soulful depth but not the big pounding…
As I was growing up, a lilac bush blossomed at our home early in the spring. The bush grew by the cellar door. I remember lilacs. Since then lilacs have…
Winter mornings can be fairly bleak. The stark branches without leaves, the morning chill. But the sunrise brought something different this morning. There was the first light that crept over…
It felt like the beginning of spring the other day morning. The frozen ground gave way under foot to spongy feel following a warm day we had. The air was…
There is an old hymn that says “I’ve got a mansion, right over the hillside.” The lyric is based on Jesus’ saying, “I go to prepare a place for you.”…
The year’s end tends to be defined by our rituals. Besides the usual Christmas celebration, gift giving and trying to stay up late on New Year’s Eve, there are a…
We woke to quietly falling snow this morning, and the back yard was covered with snow. Overnight we’ve gone from the familiar – lawn chairs, tool shed, and somewhere underneath…
We all develop a sense of place after a while. We’ve been spending time at the local hospital with a family member. We’re the kind of family that gathers for…
Do these names mean anything to you: ELIAB, ABINADAB, SHIMEA, NETHANEL, RADDAI, and OZEM? These were six prominent men, loved by their families and proudly displayed before the most revered…