March birthday people, your flower is the lovely daffodil, one of the first flowers to pop up after winter, reminding us of sunnier, warmer days ahead. Aquamarine and bloodstone are your two birth stones. So, you are beautifully attired for your special month. A neat fact: The origin of birth stones takes back to the […]
Feb 28, 2023
So Long, February
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The last day of February. Where did it go? Did it just melt away with ice and the snow? So, if March comes in like a lamb tomorrow, will it go out like a lion? Snow is forecast for Friday. Does that count as March coming in like a lion, then, hopefully, going out like […]
Feb 27, 2023
The Sad Case of the Missing Hymn Books
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Where did they go? They used to live in the pocket on the back of the pews in the sanctuary. Now, there’s only pencils and envelopes to count your attendance. But, the hymn books? They are gone! Where are they? I like hymnals and I miss them. I like the feel of the hymn book […]
Feb 26, 2023
Dream That Dream
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We all have a dream–something that puts a spring in our steps and a gleam in our eyes. Dreams are those wonderful things as filmy as a spider’s web, as substantial as moonbeams, somewhere ahead of us, calling to us to follow, to pursue, to hope, to reach. We can spin dreams of the straw […]
Feb 25, 2023
Dinosaurs and Such
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They sit on my bookshelf, alone, neglected, and lonely. Once they were highly valued, a world of information. They are my beautiful set of World Book Encyclopedias. And, they are as out-dated as the dinosaurs. Why are they out-dated and unused? The internet, of course. Why go to the trouble of opening a book, shuffling […]
