My parents and I just got home from visiting family in western New York state over a long weekend. Wednesday night before we left, I was checking my new Kindle Fire HD to see if I had enough interesting books on there to keep me entertained for the trip. When I got into the room […]
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God is Good All the Time
This past Sunday we visited a church up north and on our way home I found myself driving through a gallery of autumnal splendor filled with many trees that looked like this (unfortunately I didn’t bring the camera with me that day so this picture is from last year). As my eyes took in the […]
Connections
The familiar sound of the white jeep slowing, pausing in front of our mailbox, and then driving away reached my waiting ears. I bounded across the porch, took one step down and then vaulted over the other two onto the grass. Over the lawn I flew, then leap, leap, leap, down the bank, across the […]
Captured
The hammers strike against the strings and I feel the vibrations seep through the keys into my fingertips as I press forcefully down on them. The notes enter my ears, while the words of the hymn arrangement I am playing swirl through my mind – comforting, challenging, rebuking me. My practice consists of playing a phrase of […]
I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover…
I have an important announcement to make. Yesterday, July 23, 2012, sometime after 5 P.M., I found the first four-leaf clover that I have ever found in my entire life!!! Yessiree, there it is! My brother had stopped by, and as usual, as he was standing outside talking to my mom, he found a four-leaf […]
Lessons from a Ridiculously Photogenic Beetle
A few weeks ago I was planting beet seeds in the garden and this little fellow flew in to my hand. Just as I was about to shake him away, my attention was caught by the beautiful design on his back. A shimmering gold shell was decorated with scrolling designs and dots and dashes of […]