Have you ever seen the movie, Bruce Almighty? Jim Carrey plays the part of Bruce, a wanna-be news anchor, who for various and sundry reasons, blames God, that he is not. After listening to…

We have chickens. Or should I say, chicken. We have one remaining, lone ranger survivor, Phyllis. No longer laying eggs—at least, none that we know of—Phyllis, has become the lady of the manor, tugging…

I love sunsets. Looking toward the afternoon sky, watching the sun settle beyond the horizon fills me with an unexplainable peace as the pinks and soft blues say goodby to yet another day. Closing…

It’s happened again. Another dear soul has left this earth leaving us with shoulders drooping in disbelief. Our heads understand with fuzzy remembrance Isaiah 57:1-2, which tells why God sometimes takes away someone at…

St. Louis, Missouri, has some of the most extreme weather I have ever experienced. Spring, Summer, and Fall’s thunderstorms were terrifying. Straight-line winds often preceded by howling gusts that bent even the oldest oak…

A couple Sundays ago, after scurrying into church right as it started, I turned sideways and caught a glimpse of someone who was familiar to me. Stopping just for a second to go through…

The other day as my husband, Jerry, and I were driving down the gravel driveway that links our “Little House Nestled in the Big Woods” with the rest of the world, we came upon…

As a little girl, one of my most comforting memories was reading the Sunday comics when getting home from church. After my brother, Jim, and I finished fighting over who would get the best…

“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.” -Ecclesiastes…

My husband, Jerry, perhaps because he’s an artist, has vivid dreams almost every single night. He can describe in detail, the color of clothing people are wearing, what their faces look like, and their…