Mother’s Day

On Mother’s Day, Mom always wore a corsage of white roses to church. Used to be that was the custom–if your mother was no longer with you, you wore white flowers; if she was still here, you wore red flowers. That tradition has probably flown, like so many. I was singularly blessed to have Susie […]

Another Year

This morning when I woke up, I was a year older than I was a couple of days ago. Can it be? I certainly don’t feel like an octogenarian plus three but that’s what the calendar says and the calendar must be right! Anyway, I had a happy birthday and I’m very glad to be […]

A December Mystery

Just in time for Christmas, the first book in the Ned McNeil moonlight series is a free e-book on Amazon.  Ned anticipates a joyful reunion with her uncle, her last living relative, but her return to her hometown is not the happy occasion it should be. Neither are the people around her to be trusted–that […]

Who, Me?

Who, Me?

My friend said every time she sees an owl, she thinks of me. Who–oo, me? Well, it could be worse. Actually, I’m flattered because I greatly admire owls. They have a lot of amazing attributes and are thought to be slightly mysterious. Or, could it be because of their never-ending question, Who? I am certainly […]

How Much Were You Given?

I’ve been thinking, lately, about the phrase, “To whom much is given, much will be required.” This isn’t an exact quotation from the Book of Luke, but it’s the meaning. And then, I’ve been noticing people in the news who have been given much, and how they’ve used this gift. I’ve been disappointed that those […]

Simple Wisdom

Simple Wisdom

  “Joys come from simple and natural things; mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water.”                                                                     […]