King Jehoshaphat was in trouble. A vast army was marching against him and his kingdom. He was terrified. He prayed, asking the Lord for guidance, and ordered the people to fast. In front of the community of Judah and Jerusalem, he prayed to God. A man in the group spoke up and encouraged the people. […]
Jun 9, 2013
Fount of Wisdom
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Did you ever look in the mirror and wonder just who was that old gray-haired person looking back at you? I have. And, after checking to see who had come up behind me, realized there was no one there but me. Wasn’t it Robert Burns who said something like, “Oh, that God the gift would […]
Jun 8, 2013
Sitting Down to Breakfast
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As I get older, I think about “the good old days” and the way things used to be. I am grateful for my grandchildren who keep me anchored to the “here and now” and make the present a lively, happy place to be. In the back of my second Etta book, Remembering Etta Bend, I included […]
Jun 7, 2013
Creature from the Black Lagoon
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The sun is throwing long tree shadows across my neighbor’s house and lawn. An early morning jogger went past my window and the yellow and white cat is still out exploring. I overslept. The reason? I stayed up really late last night watching a 1954 black and white movie, “The Creature from the Black Lagoon.” […]
Jun 6, 2013
Because of Them
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Before beginning this post on the fun and importance of keeping written records of your children or grandchildren, I want to say a prayer of gratitude to God for the freedom we have in the United States of America and a prayer of thanks for those brave men who died during all our wars to […]
