For those who chronically love kitties
Over the summer, Dave and I revived our designing skills and focused on our patio with the goal of making it more inviting. It was a yard centered around the inquisitiveness of a cat, but now we realize a need to move on. We expanded the yard space by ridding ourselves of...
“The Power of the Bell” John the Baptist, a Christmas character often not mentioned, was a relative of Jesus, born 6 months prior. His mother Elizabeth and Mary the mother of Jesus were related and connected with visiting angel faith stories surrounding their pregnancies. John knew his purpose was to prepare the...
“A Dream Restored” A lifelong dream (or at least 10 years’ worth) finally realized. We went to visit the ancestral home of my great, great grandparents in Ireland. Their daughter, my great aunt Mary, lived with us for the last few years of her life. She tried in vain to relay their story,...
In April this year was the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon which signaled the end of the Viet Nam War. In 1975, the USA pulled out an unwinnable war and left many southern Vietnamese desperately scrambling to flee the takeover of the South by the northern Communists. Using...
An Easter Story Ruth stood at the grave of her friend. Eighteen years of friendship lay buried in front of her. A drunk driver broadsided her friend’s car while she was driving only three blocks from home. The details were explained to Ruth, but her mind just couldn’t grasp the words that lay...
Now living in the fields outside of Bethlehem were shepherds keeping watch over their flock of sheep. Not only was the pasture the place of their job, but it was also their home. Sheep herders, because of their constant contact with the herd, were considered impure. They smelled of the sheep, their manure,...
A Thanksgiving Story Thanksgiving Day became a national holiday on October 3, 1863, when Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, issued a proclamation that the last Thursday of November was to be a day of giving thanks. Lincoln’s announcement marked the culmination of a multi-decade campaign by Sara Josepha Hale. ...
“Coming Home” Ten years after the death of my parents, I decided it was time to purge the garage of all the clutter I had accumulated as executor/conservator of their estate. I invited my two sisters, Sheila and Mary, to help me with the task of sorting out the pictures. My sister Sheila had...
It was a normal Monday morning with sunshine and a pleasant breeze. Dave, my husband, and I are out in front of our house located towards the end of a cul-de-sac which empties into a 4-acre park. Kitty, our cat, wanders among the plants and yard art of our neighbors. I’m distracted. One...
Twinkling radiance captures my attention. At first, just one string of icicle lights- red, green, blue, and sometimes orange -blinking, and then a gold lite star illuminating the treetop like a well-placed crown, and the Christmas season is off to a fresh start. I often think of my mom this time...
