Thank you for your faithful support throughout this year. I pray that each of you has the love of our heavenly Father to hold you, the heart of Jesus to warm you, and the joy of the Holy Spirit to comfort and guide you now and all through the … Continue reading →
A true story handed down from my husband’s father. I love to share it each year at Christmastime. On Christmas morning, 1912, in Paducah, Kentucky, fourteen-year-old Charlie Flowers and his three brothers and two sisters huddled in their beds, fully dressed, trying to keep warm as the wind howled … Continue reading →
Here is a fun table or parlor game for friends and family members of all ages. INSTRUCTIONS: Purchase a small gift for each person who is playing (I usually buy at the dollar store). Wrap and put all of them into a little basket or gift bag. … Continue reading →
This month I’m going to post some Christmas-related items that I rediscovered in my files, a couple you may have seen before, and a couple new ones. Today I’m posting an essay that my deceased husband Charles wrote in 2010. It’s never been published so I decided to ‘publish’ … Continue reading →
Over the last several weeks the pastor at the church I attend (Twin Lakes in Aptos, California), has focused on the topic of generosity–which seems to be a natural extension of gratitude. The more we give thanks the more we see we have to be thankful for, and hopefully … Continue reading →
I’m grateful that our country pauses each year in late November to give thanks for all our blessings. We’re especially in need of giving thanks this year, a difficult one for the United States, politically, socially and economically. Shootings, lootings, mass murders and numerous kinds of other abuse have … Continue reading →
One day recently a group of senior hikers from the Sierra Club walked along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz, California to visit a Monarch butterfly reserve that is part of Natural Bridges State Park. It was one of the highlights of my year–as it is every year on … Continue reading →
Hi everyone. Several of you dear followers have suggested I put a LIKE button on my blog so you can click it on days when you don’t have time or inclination to post a full comment. Well I heard you and I checked with my web master. It seems … Continue reading →
I remember as a kid walking up and down the neighborhood all dressed up for Halloween. We were taught in school that we should never say “Trick or Treat” but rather “Halloween Treat.” According to our teachers, that was the polite and Christian way of approaching people. And … Continue reading →
Today it’s just me, myself, and I–alone in my house getting ready to clean, dust, vacuum, water plants and do a little puttering on my computer before taking a walk and then relaxing all evening with a book and some TV. Ah!!! It feels so good to be … Continue reading →