The weather is wet, cold, and forecast to get snowy and colder. It is, of course, perfect weather to go to Levi, Oklahoma and see what Darcy and Flora are doing in their current mystery, Grave Heritage. As usual, Darcy is setting out to find a bad guy but this time, she goes alone, in the dead of […]
Jan 8, 2016
Beside the Still Waters
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Psalm 23 is one of the most-quoted, most-memorized passages in the Bible. It was my mother’s favorite. I think one reason for that was no matter what turbulence swirled around her, she could go to those words and feel comforted. When she passed away, one of her books which became my book was A Shepherd […]
Jan 7, 2016
Is the Sky Really Falling?
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My deck is wet this morning. In the glow of the porch light, I’d say it is rain, but who knows? The Farmer’s Almanac listed some things that fall from the sky and I was amazed! Sleet, hail, rain, snow, graupel. Wait! Graupel? I’m not sure why the Almanac didn’t list oobleck because as we […]
Jan 6, 2016
How Many Wise Men?
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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem — (Matthew 2:1). Today is the day Christians celebrate the Epiphany, when wise men from the east bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, came to find and worship […]
Jan 5, 2016
Memories and Imagination
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The morning sky is a quiet, pale blue/gray with rosy tints around the horizon, the promise of another beautiful day. I remember other January days when I was a child and the sense of excitement and adventure a new year brought. I remember bacon sizzling in the skillet, breakfast with Mom, Dad, and my little […]
Jan 4, 2016
Friendly Eyes, Outstretched Hand
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A dear friend of mine sometimes wonders what’s God’s will for her life? Is she missing His calling? What is His calling? She worries. I’ve told her many times that she is accomplishing God’s will. He tells us to love Him, to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, to pray for each other, to […]
