The name, Mark Twain, brings to mind rafts and white washed fences, rivers and riverboats, and characters like Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Becky Thatcher. And a place on the Mississippi — Hannibal, Missouri. Last fall my husband and I veered off our path a bit to visit Hannibal. So much rich history of this […]
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Love and Pomegranates for Your Valentine
The Essence of Pomegranate in Scripture: Ruby Red Seeds of Love God is love, and God loves ruby red pomegranates! If I were the designer, I would incorporate what I love. First mentioned in Exodus, pomegranates were included in God’s design for the priest’s robe. Embroidered around the hem in blue, purple, and scarlet, […]
How Does an Author Get Started?
Where does an author’s journey begin? How do they get their start in the world of words and books? I put pen to the beginnings of my humble journey as a contribution to my friend, Candace West Posey’s blog last October. Sunday School lesson folders from my childhood featured a colorful picture on the front depicting […]
Why Choose Life
Discussions of “Why Choose Life” often become quite heated. God’s Word and today’s advanced science* points us to life beginning at conception. Over the thousands of years (yes thousands) women have had abortions, a recognition existed, that they treated the absence of something — their time of the month, rather than eliminating a baby. Abortions […]
Amazing Christmas Rainbow Fills the Sky
December 23, 2019. Amazing rainbow. Today the granddaughters and I will prepare a birthday cake for Baby Jesus — one of our annual traditions. Yes, I’ve backed up from the previous post. The day began with a series of mishaps. Here’s one: I set the oven, prepared the pan, mixed the cake, and poured it […]
Word for the Year: Laughter and Completion
When “completion” and “laughter” kept knocking and begging to be my word for the year, I hadn’t even considered choosing one. Completion conjured up many thoughts — not all were positive. I needed to know the whispers were from God. So, what does the Bible have to say about these two words — especially when […]
New Year 2020, and Our Lord is The King of It
After my kitty’s good morning meows, a beautiful sunrise awaited as my first New Year greeting of 2020. We found the bed well before midnight even in the earlier time zone from ours. Not partying and not sleeping-in produced its reward. The water-colored sky of blues, golds, pinks, and oranges spoke clearly of God’s glory […]
Chicago Fun
Hitting the road in September and returning in October did nothing to switch our blazing temps to Autumn ones. But we’re home again. A great trip, Regardless of the weather, it’s always good to be back home. (NOTE: Since beginning the blogpost a few days ago, our temps have finally dropped into a more normal […]
Death, Dying, Cancer, & Cinderella’s Castle
Think of cousins and you remember some of your first friends. David and my husband, Steve, share those childhood memories. When we married 46 years ago, David stood at Steve’s side as his Best Man. Friendship and family, of course, did not end all those years ago. Friday Jesus called David home. This evening in […]
Coloring a Spectrum of God’s Love
Let’s celebrate National Coloring Day! Friends at Cinnamah-Brosia’s Coffee Cottage love coffee and coloring pages. Go ahead. Grab your colors and coloring book, and let your creativity shine! The word color always brings to my mind a favorite Bible verse from The Message version: Matthew 5:14-16 Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be […]