It truly does not seem like Valentine Day and Good Friday were just literally around the corner. Some of our readers have been fasting and eating carefully during the time when we particularly remember the resurrection of our Savior. Just remember, my friends, each time we partake of the Lord’s Supper we are also remembering… Continue reading Kool-Aid Challenge
February 14 and one word pops into our mind, HEARTS. Each of us relates and responds in unique ways to Valentine Day. Carnations, cards, candy, dinner out, or perhaps an extra hug or kiss. This morning, I slipped into the kitchen and shortly a new creation for me was ready to pop into the skillet.… Continue reading Day of the Heart
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep; If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord, my soul to take. Childhood memories are few and far between for this grey-haired author. We never lived near relatives. Our family moved frequently until I was about seven… Continue reading Wake Up Your Prayer Life
Recently I had some fun with a little survey/quiz sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. The participant was to select the best choice of three to six options on six questions. Following your response, you were provided immediate feedback as to which of several Iconic Winter Animals you have similar characteristics. How could an inquisitive… Continue reading What Iconic Winter Animal ‘R’ You?
Sounds of planes, bombs, sirens, and tears fill the news each evening. Hospitals are overflowing with injured. Hundreds of displaced families attempt to find safe locations in which to drop their meager belongings and feed their children. War is terrible. Will there ever be PEACE throughout our world? During a recent trip down the Danube… Continue reading Lessons from Chicken Paprikash
Yesterday, while entering the grocery store, a most unusual experience happened. As a woman passed me in the aisle, I heard her quietly say something. Three or four seconds later my aging mind finally translated her comment. This unknown person had simply said, “I like your sweater.” The Lord sometimes cranks up my brain rather… Continue reading The Unheard “Thank You”
The Bible defines humility as “the fear of the Lord” (Proverbs 22:4). In Latin, the word is ‘humus’ or ‘of the earth’. We call it soil that is formed by decomposition of leaves and other plant life. Thus, to be humble is to be face down in the dirt, submitting to the authority of another.… Continue reading Humility – Servanthood
A strange scene caused me to pause, take a second glance, and then chuckle. Right there on the hall couch was a long-eared rabbit, holding knitting needles and a blue scarf. The yarn trailed to the floor, and a cup of coffee rested at her side. Wow! What a bunny! She can knit and sip… Continue reading A Knitting Bunny!
Time: Sunday and two containers of left over tomato sauce from lunch meat loaf. Problem: Need for quick supper. Challenge: Refrig too full – Need to use leftovers. Fun: Create a new soup. Make a bit of white sauce (Guess on amount of butter & flour) and add one chopped green onion to white sauce.… Continue reading Cream of Tomato Soup Creation
Dawn was breaking as I stumbled out of bed. Where was I? Why was I so tired? Why were there bits of sad memories running around in my head? Stretching a bit and clicking on my brain, reality returned. We had just spent our first evening in a new apartment. For forty-four years the sun… Continue reading Welcome to the New Neighborhood
Kathryn Ransom 