Category Archives: Faith
ARE WE LIVING IN HELL?
I am trying my best not to tune into the news. I feel ignorance can be bliss. At least I have a temporary respite from the ugliness of our world. We can’t really escape all the darkness surrounding us by the flip … Continue reading
TROUBLE IN THE GARDEN?
Over the last couple weeks, my husband and I have pushed forward on the formation of new gardens for our new old house. It was fun watching things come up this spring and trying to determine what they were. I called … Continue reading
TAKE & EAT, TAKE & DRINK
Yesterday our only granddaughter was confirmed in her baptismal faith. This was an especially wonderful day for us as her grandparents. In this same church, shortly after her birth, she was baptized. In this past year, she was instructed in … Continue reading
YOU CAN DO IT!
“By perseverance the snail reached the ark.” Charles Spurgeon We’ve been spending the week with our daughter and family in South Carolina.We’re here to celebrate our second son’s graduation from high school tomorrow. Last night we attended a dinner to honor these 80 … Continue reading
DO NOT FEAR THE UNKNOWN
What is your destiny? Do you every wonder what God has in mind for you? You know he has a plan for your life, but could He possibly clue you in on it? I’m at an age where there are … Continue reading
A BEAUTY OR A BEAST?
“Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray; nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. … Continue reading
SING TO THE LORD
I spent weeks at my grandparents’ farm in the summer and am reminded of the crackling sound of the radio whining out some of those ancient spiritual songs of woe. I guess you could call them the blues of the country. Grandma … Continue reading
WHY BLOG?
When I started blogging three years ago, I never dreamed it would become such a time consuming endeavor. I’ve always felt strongly about certain issues, yet never felt comfortable confronting them face to face with others. Writing has allowed me … Continue reading
LEAP OF FAITH
Who’d think that someone in their seventies would embark on a new challenge? Our current president, for example, has taken a round about turn in his career to see what he can do to make America great again. Michelangelo, the artist, … Continue reading
GOD USES THE ORDINARY
There are times when we feel attacked from all sides. Trouble continues to plague us or the world we live in. When we can’t possibly handle another test, another one comes along to add to the mix. There are so many examples … Continue reading
