The Coventry Carol
Apart from the few cheesy holiday songs which make me want to rend my garments Old Testament-style, I love Christmas music. Once I start...
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- Nov 10
Blind Spots
One of the scariest parts of teaching someone to drive is sitting in the passenger seat when they’re learning how to change lanes. Once...
- Oct 15
Relatively speaking
While talking to a friend the other day and standing eye-to-eye, I was amazed by how tall I am. With her just barely skimming 5 feet in...
- Oct 11
Asking questions
The other day, I heard someone say that Jesus asked 307 questions in the first 4 books of the Bible, but, of the 183 questions he was...
- Sep 25
The ending
I have a friend who had a children’s Bible when he was little that he loved reading. The only problem was that this hardback version had...
- Sep 18
When we can't help but be thankful
One of my all-time favorite books is L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Anne, the waifish orphan, is mistakenly brought to live with...
- Sep 11
Happy National Day of Encouragement!
I’m regularly amazed by the addition of holidays to the calendar which I never knew existed. I’m not just talking about silly ones like...
- Aug 24
Stiff-necked
I’ve been making my way through the Old Testament, and I’ve noticed a phrase which pops up frequently when God is referring to His chosen...
- Jul 31
Coca-Cola Cake
When our twin daughters were born, we were living in a different city, away from family. Even with the generous and loving community we...
- Jul 24
Looking forward
This may be indicative of my particular personality type, but sometimes I think the expectation of a vacation or other anticipated event...
- Jul 9
Text messages
One of the best inventions of the last thirty years has got to be text messaging. Ever since somebody texted “Merry Christmas” to...
- Jun 11
Drawn
Have you ever watched a cartoonist draw the character for which he’s famous? Take Charles Schulz, for instance. If you watch a video of...
- Jun 5
Live studio audience
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum When I was growing up, we watched a lot of sitcoms with a live audience, since it was a popular format for...
- May 26
Time Traveler
In the third book of my middle grade series of fantasy fiction, I created a character named Gus who has two magical powers, and one of...
- May 14
Dreaming
Back when Covid was raging through the world, I woke up one morning remembering the strangest dream: I was at a church potluck, and I saw...
- May 8
Busy
May has got to be the busiest month of the year, at least, it is for me in my current season of life. Graduation parties and wedding...
- Apr 10
May I pray for you?
As we were driving down a backroad highway a few weeks ago, I saw a man standing in a parking lot, waving and smiling at people who drove...
- Mar 6
Rules
I was talking to a Sunday school teacher about classroom behavior and how to manage the rowdier kids during the hour he has them every...
- Feb 26
You rule
I pass the same Burger King restaurant several times a week, though I’ve never actually eaten there. On my frequent passings, I’ve...
- Feb 12
Kink in my hose
Looking out at the dreary winter landscape that is my backyard in February, I have to rally my senses to look forward to a lovelier...
- Jan 30
Pushing the buttons
Before our schedules became too busy for family trips in the summertime, we used to take an annual trip to a high-rise condo at the...
- Jan 23
Telling stories
When our kids were little, one of their frequent requests was: “Daddy, tell us a story about a time you got hurt.” That may sound strange...
- Dec 30, 2022
Leap of faith
I’m not much of a daredevil. I’ll ride a few roller coasters in the summer and maybe glide on a sled once a year if we get enough snow,...
- Dec 10, 2022
Is this it?
When my husband was in kindergarten, his class took a field trip to The Cross-Eyed Cricket, a catfish farm 20 or so minutes from his...
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