Houses and Homes

Houses and Homes

God bless the corners of this house. This is part of an Irish blessing on a home. May your home be the place, a sanctuary of everlasting peace, begins a Jewish blessing. May the warm winds of heaven blow softly upon your house. May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your moccasins make happy tracks in […]

The Rains Came Down and the Floods Came Up

At last, the Ark was finished, food for Noah’s family and the animals was stored in the Ark, and Noah, his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, Japheth and their wives went into the Ark and the Bible says, “and the Lord shut him in” (Genesis 7:16). Then, the rain began. Rain fell for forty days […]

What Makes a House a Home?

What Makes a House a Home?

  Real estate people who advertise homes for sale are mistaken. Houses can be bought and sold, but homes cannot.  A home is made up of people. Perhaps a home is only a bed and a few square feet of floor space but to someone, it is food, shelter, safety; it is a home. Houses […]

Mystery, Murder, and Mayhem

Last night I watched an episode of Murder, She Wrote. It was a re-run. This series aired from 1984 to 1996. Murder, She Wrote was one of those few TV shows that I waited eagerly from week to week to see. Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher carried the show, a protagonist who, without fail, solved a […]