With boldness, John split from the rest of the group, finally refusing be a party to their inability to accept different points of view. He wandered across the moor, enjoying a rare moment alone. He had thought that there was nothing better than being constantly surrounded by people who believed the lessons he had been... Continue Reading →
The title demonstrates a dilemma I wrestled with on last evening. Let me lay out the story for you, so you can understand the question. As I walked to the kitchen on Saturday morning, I felt a severe pain in my right abdomen. I assumed it would go away after a little rest. But, it... Continue Reading →
I don't profess to being a gourmand of fast food. It serves a purpose when I am away from home and need the convenience. But, I will admit that from the first time I tasted a Whopper at Burger King in the 1960s, I was in love. The times I could afford one were few... Continue Reading →
I feel like three-year-old kid! I have an ear infection! For nearly a month, I have had a feeling of something in my ear, but no fever. I didn't think you could have a serious infection without a high fever! The last time I felt pressure in the ear, it was because I was clinching... Continue Reading →
Last week was one of the most difficult of my life. I was glad to see Monday come, and that is an anomaly! It started with the death of my best friend on Wednesday, then on Thursday, I happened to check my bank statement, and I saw a discrepancy. Someone had stolen checks that I... Continue Reading →
I am still here, living and breathing, dreaming, packing, healing, and now writing on my blog again! I am excited just to be alive at this moment, watching as my life takes new turns. I am thrilled at how Abba, our heavenly Father is moving in our lives. I have missed writing, but Douglas and... Continue Reading →
We began packing the house in preparation for selling it and moving nearer to children and grandchildren. A realtor came on yesterday, and we hope to have the house on the market before the end of next week. He says that in our market, the house may sell within two weeks to a month, once... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Douglas and I drove to a small city called Cerratina for a cooking lesson. We were prepared for a esoteric experience, as I thought of Italian cooking as difficult to do. But while it was more elbow work than expected, the actual making of pasta was quite interesting. We were greeted by Rosy and... Continue Reading →
You know when you travel that not everything is going to go smooth, and it is no less true this trip. We expected me to have health problems, but it is Douglas who has come down with a cold. I think he may have been already incubating the illness, because he got sick yesterday. Neither... Continue Reading →
Caroline looked at William, her intended, with his head down on the table in a drunken stupor, still holding on to his first "love," a bottle of booze. She loved him, but she had witnessed this scene too many times to return to that darkness. She wouldn't return to Egypt. She was reminded of her... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 