Two women. Four children under the age of eight. Three thousand miles. The middle of summer. . . When my sister asked me to help her on their cross-country move, I jumped at the chance. Not having had many opportunities to spend with her family, I wanted to be able […]
This seems to be the year for me to read World War II books! I went through a period in which I avoided any books from this era at all. Yet I have read eleven since starting this blog. Well, twelve now. And four have been in this calendar year! […]
“Things really ended bad.” Immediately my brain corrects the statement to “Things really ended badly”. “The cat that was gray played on the grass.” “The gray cat played on the grass”. Or, to make it more fun, “The gray cat frolicked on the grass”. I can’t help it, and no […]
Finding God through the fires of life This ain’t my first rodeo book, yet I don’t remember ever seeing a bond between the livestock and their owners like the one Knox and his bulls have. Is there such a thing as a bull-whisperer? The care and concern he had, not […]
“You know what the three most exciting sounds in the world are? Anchor chains, plane motors & train whistles” George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life My favorite sounds are a little different than George’s. Children’s giggles, bird song, worship music. You probably have yet another list of favorites. How many people […]
I think my dad would say that the only thing our dogs were trained to do was to escape from our yard. . . Growing up we had a Miniature Poodle, Rascal, who was a gift from my aunt when I was around seven. We girls thought he was the […]
What Simon and Fern thought was going to be an intense survival adventure turned a bit terrifying as they began to wonder if the TV director might be out for something more than simply an exciting show. Rarity Mountain was a different type of suspense from the first two in […]
What is in your bag? Isn’t it interesting how we feel so differently about what is truly important to have with us at all times? There are some who carry the bare minimum – my dear friend carries just her credit card and phone. And others I know have so […]
Years ago, I read The Oath by Frank Peretti. Now before you scoff in disbelief that I would have even looked at the cover without running away in terror, I had read This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness and found them to be fascinating. For those who aren’t familiar […]
“Dare to be a Daniel”. Pretty much since I have heard of Daniel, I saw him as a man with the utmost courage who never gave in to fear. Who openly worshiped the Lord even under threat of brutal death. Daniel is one of a very small number of men […]