Thankful Every Day
Would you agree with me that everyday should be Thanksgiving Day? Perhaps that might seem easy for me to say as I sit in the warmth of eighty-degree sunshine in Florida while my family and friends continue to battle winter…although it is now spring! I feel privileged to be here but don’t discount the discomfort others are facing back home. The ‘thanksgiving’ thought occurred to me just now as I continue developing a two-year old manuscript. I’ve just written a Thanksgiving scene...
Read MoreFriends…All Shapes, All Ages, Famous or Otherwise
Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the great Polish pianist…let me tell you how a little boy met him…. I am blessed to have many friends, too many to count; but one in particular I’d like you to meet. Elda is a sweet, generous, petite widow, and is a self-appointed fan in my writing world. We have tea together on occasion, and share our interest in poetry, music and, of course, reading. I took a banana loaf on my recent visit—just for her, not to be shared with me—so she made bran...
Read MoreThe Question of Time…and Then Some
In one of the earlier episodes of The Waltons, Jim-Bob asked the question, What is time? Of course, in the traditional Walton manner, it was asked when the family had retired for the evening and all but one light was out…in this case, Jim-Bob’s. And, of course, there were several replies, none of which really answered his question. I got thinking about it. What exactly does the word mean? You have to admit we use it loosely with little thought to the actual meaning. For example, we say: for...
Read MoreA New Day, A New Beginning
“Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, ‘Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. [Do not dwell on the past. Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history.] I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert’” (Isaiah 43:16, 18-19). May 2014 be filled with God’s richest blessings, joy beyond measure, strength...
Read MoreThe Only True Person of Christmas
As Christmas Day approaches and life becomes busier and busier, I thought it would be nice to pause for just a moment and consider the days ahead… The presents are wrapped, tucked under the tree And now I wait, rather impatiently. . . I’ve gone over my list, then I’ve checked it twice For my family, you see, I want everything nice. The day’s fast approaching; most of my family is near. With joy and gratitude I hold back my tears Never forgetting for a moment the reason we’ll...
Read MoreHow We Measure Success
“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” So says the Scriptures in Joshua 1 verse 8, and it ties in nicely to a recent challenge by our adult Sunday school teacher. The question put to us was, What is success and how is it measured, or should we measure it at all? I immediately thought of a definition I read in a missionary’s letter back in the...
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