One of my New Year’s Resolutions for 2021 was to try twenty new cookies this year. I do need a bite of something to go with my afternoon tea. This is 2021 Cookie #2, and I think I will be making this one again before I get to #20. I prefer chewy cookies with a…
For writers, there is always a story—even a story about something as simple as planting a lemon seed. Since I enjoy taking a second look at simple things to see if there just might be a kernel of Truth or a lesson for me, and perhaps for you, I will tell you the simple story…
NOTE: This is the third in the series of devotional thoughts on the BALM OF GILEAD “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician here?” Jeremiah 8:22 As we are into month three of the Pandemic of 2020, we tune our eyes and ears to the latest news report, always looking for good…
NOTE: This is the second in a series based on the Balm in Gilead. “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician here?” Jeremiah 8:22 Well, here we are a full-blown three months into the Pandemic, something we would not have imagined. The first few weeks we were learning about this new enemy,…
INTRODUCTORY NOTE: One of our dear friends, an infectious disease specialist and frontline medical professional, has been leading a drug trial for the drug Remdesivir, which appears to be a successful and viable treatment for the coronavirus. In learning more about this and praying for him and a medicine that would work, I had to…
Well, we’re several weeks into sheltering in place, aren’t we? We’re beginning to recognize a new normal with phone call check-ins and Zoom. Bill and I find ourselves looking forward to deliveries, and we have decided to put the grocery deliverer on our Christmas card list. Sometimes I sit and think how wonderful a Whataburger…
Well, it’s Easter, and it’s an Easter unlike any other that I’ve experienced. The church doors are closed. We cannot be with our family. But somehow this Resurrection Sunday is more meaningful than it’s ever been. The empty tomb secures my future, and I’m blessed to have beautiful memories of Easters gone by. When I…
The Coronavirus has come like a vengeful tsunami, one none of us were prepared for, and it has changed the way we live our lives. The storm has changed our daily activities and our to-do list, where we can go and whom we can see. It is beyond me to understand how some sub-cellular microorganism…
In settings where I’m speaking about books and writing, I tell readers that I write stories to tell the Truth. It’s affirming when I meet another writer whose heart and words resonate with me. Linda Brooks Davis is that kind of writer. Because I value you as friends and readers, I’d like to introduce you…
Quiet moments have been hard to come by this busy season, but I found a few early one morning before Christmas. Sitting in my comfy chair and looking out at my world gave me time to reflect for a few meaningful moments. My first thoughts were of gratitude for the beauty that surrounds our little…