The mail lies on the counter where someone placed it in his comings and goings. I pick up a pastel-colored envelope with a return address of only “Home”. I smile as I slit open the envelope and pull out a note from my mom. Though I haven’t lived there for …
April began with a beautiful week in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We had a few days of vacation, then enjoyed the Inter-church Holiness Convention. It was a special time of meeting with God’s family and spiritual renewal. The next week was busy with a women’s meeting, a date night, and Easter preparations. …
March is that lovely transitional month that has both lovely snowfalls and gentle spring days. Jeff and I got to make up for our missed dates by celebrating a half day of shopping and dinner out and later in the month, dinner out and hearing an orchestra. I enjoyed two …
It comes up when just about any group of women gets together, though I strongly suspect men don’t discuss it. Someone sighs and says, “I am just always behind. I need to get more organized.” And everyone else nods knowingly. When someone does accomplish something like seeing the bottom of …
My expectations for February are always high. And, since it is the last month of winter, these expectations are often a bit too high. Like January, the first week went great. Routines were going well, and Jeff and I kept up our daily walks. Then, the power went out for …
Valentine’s Day. It’s only a week away. The feelings on this holiday are so very mixed. I’ve seen articles describing how it’s a pagan holiday and Christians shouldn’t celebrate it. I’ve heard people calling it a Hallmark holiday, commercializing romance. People choose to celebrate or ignore it for varied reasons. …
It was a beautiful winter month with unexpected twists and turns and, finally, snow. The month opened with our traditional New Year’s Day Pork and Sauerkraut dinner. We jumped into a lovely routine, hitting all the goals the first week. The second week, we watched our plans fall apart when …
It was our last service at the church we had attended 22 years. The next morning I would be pulling out with a minivan full of the last of our belongings and moving a few hours away. I hugged friends and bid them goodbye one by one. When I looked …
Twelve years before, in this place, they had been the center of attention. They had carried their Baby into the Temple for the routine requirements of Jewish law after a birth. Simeon had greeted them and knew immediately Who they brought with them. He had been expecting Jesus. Anna had …
Eternity, according to britannica.com, is “timelessness, or the state of that which is held to have neither beginning nor end.” According to Christianity, which I believe to be absolute truth, God is the only One eternal. There is nothing that came before Him because He’s always been and will always …
