Another catch-up chapter today and tomorrow, then Monday, a brand-new Miss Georgia Lee story. Looking back on that night later, Miss Georgia was never quite sure how she and Jase Marshall made it through. She remembered spreading a sheet on the sofa and coaxing and lifting and supporting the wounded man until he plopped down […]
Dec 9, 2020
Shadow on the Rock, Chapter 4
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Remember Miss Georgia Lee, the retired school teacher? Today and tomorrow, I’m re-running the last two chapters of that story, so that we’ll all remember something about it, then, get ready for a brand new Miss Georgia story! Chapter Four, Shadow on the Rock Miss Georgia knocked on the Stone’s door and heard muttered exclamations […]
Dec 8, 2020
Snow Memories
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No snow yet, but I can dream and remember, and, now and then, write a poem. Winter Lullaby A cricket creaks its slumber song beside the fireplace glow, While posts and picket fence outside wear mounds of rounded snow. The winter eve is etched in white, all softness, still and deep, And, drowsy, watching […]
Dec 7, 2020
A Day That Will Live in Infamy
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“A day that will live in infamy,” President Roosevelt said. And, indeed, it has and will. A surprise attack by Japanese aircraft against the American Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor triggered the United States’ entrance into World War II, December 7, 1941. As I watch old film clips and read first-hand accounts, I can imagine […]
Dec 6, 2020
Emotional
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Our Sunday School lesson this morning was on emotions, taken from Psalm 116. We all have them–these feelings of joy, love, anger, frustration, sadness. Sometimes emotions get the upper hand, but when they do, hopefully, we will not erupt in some action that is not good. Let’s take anger, for instance. When I think of […]
Dec 4, 2020
Being Nosy
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Life has more real mysteries than a writer could ever dream up. Sometimes, there seems to be no answer, and the mystery itself is an appetizer leaving me longing for the solution.One hundred forty-five years have passed since the mystery of a ship named the Mary Celeste. No, she didn’t disappear, but everyone on board […]
