Life is full of blessings, large and small, but many times we don’t recognize them as blessings. How many of us have prayed for healing and when healing comes about, the doctor or the medicine gets the credit? We ask for safety and good health, for no unfortunate hitches in our lives and then complain about just another ordinary, boring […]

Wrens, Cozies, and Saunterings
This morning, a wren came to visit. She didn’t come inside, just to the front porch. She lit on the window ledge, peeked in at me, hopped onto the porch support and flew away. I’ve seen her or her mate around all summer. Is she checking the progress of my next book? Is she thinking […]
My Thoughts on Leaven
Have you heard the latest attempt at being politically correct by one of our country’s universities? The words “God”and “Jesus” are being banned. One after the other, our freedoms are falling. God is being removed from schools, from greetings(No more “God bless you” in some places.) And certainly, God’s laws or the Ten Commandments must be removed […]

Birds of a Feather
Sometimes we critters cluster around one word or usage of grammar like chickens around an ear of corn. Last time, it was that devilish little punctuation mark, the comma. Yesterday, it was two words, “all” and “streeling”. Helen had included the word “all” all too frequently, using it in all of two or three ways, […]

And What About You?
As you know, curiosity is the fuel that lights a writer’s fire. I write often about what I do, write, like or dislike but I wonder about you. Visitors to my website are from many different states and also a few other countries. I welcome each of you, glad for your visit and hope you […]

Moon Eclipse
I almost missed the eclipse last night. Matt called and asked me to come and watch with them. This was a little after 9:00. So, I hurried over. They were in deck chairs on the sidewalk, looking upward, so I joined them. Wow! What a heavenly show. No fireworks, no flashing lights, no background music; just […]

