This morning is wet–very wet and the sound of rain is punctuated by thunder. Early this morning, a tornado touched down on the western edge of Springdale. So far as I know, it didn’t do a whole lot of damage, but definitely, some. Tomorrow is Easter–the most joyful holiday of the year for Christians. Shouldn’t […]
Apr 18, 2025
Why Is It Good?
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Today is Good Friday; a German word for it is Karfreitag, sorrowful Friday. Some people believe it once was called God’s Friday. It was the day Jesus died for sinful humanity and is the beginning of the Easter weekend. I don’t like to think about the crucifixion. Oh, I love thinking about the Resurrection and the Lord’s […]
Apr 17, 2025
Wind and Weather
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The wind is blowing this morning, setting the grape vine on the porch swinging. Maybe it’s blowing in the change of weather for this weekend. Saturday and Sunday are forecast to be stormy. Weather fascinates me, whether it is rainy and stormy or cold and snowy. In each of my books, weather plays an important […]
Apr 16, 2025
What in the World is a World Book?
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They sit on my bookshelf, alone and neglected. Once they were highly valued, a world of information at my fingertips. They are my beautiful set of World Book Encyclopedias, as out-dated as the dinosaurs. The culprit is the internet. Why go to the trouble of opening a book, shuffling through alphabetically, and coming upon the […]
Apr 14, 2025
Mid-April
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Can it really almost be the middle of April! After a windy yesterday, this morning is calm and quiet. Not a leaf blowing on the trees and the sky is over-cast. It was slightly over-cast last night as Dawn and I drove out to see the beautiful, pink moon rise. We didn’t find the moon, […]
Apr 11, 2025
One Step at a Time
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As I look out of my window on the world, I am grateful to be able to see another springtime. This one seems especially lovely because I almost didn’t get to see it. I recently came home after two months (TWO months) in the hospital due to a severe lack of sodium which triggered all […]
