When Plans Change …
This is not what we planned. I was in Marshall’s, looking for a basket to hold the urn with my mother’s ashes, when my sister-in-law told me her daughter had tested positive for Covid. Tears […]
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Spring Joy
Blossoming white, deep rose, and pink trees dot the carpet of green grass and fountains as we enter our housing area. Today a pair of mating ducks crossed the street (yes, of course we stop!) […]
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The Astonishing One
Our own bed! No matter how good the trip, it is wonderful to be home again. Late Tuesday, Don and I crawled into bed with little unpacked. We missed our Paigey, who usually comes up […]
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Our dear friends, Fritz and Frank Buschman, drove up in front of our hotel. Fritz jumped out of the drivers’ seat and grabbed me in a wonderful, embracing hug. These dear friends moved from California […]
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Foibles and Grace
Headed for the exit in an unfamiliar city, I turned too soon. Instead of driving out of the rental car lot, I drove around in a circle, back to a different exit gate. “Five minutes […]
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Hope in the Darkness
Kiev is a beautiful city. As Mom and I traveled up the Dnieper (Dnipr) River from Odessa in 2006, we saw rolling green hills, watched sheep and cattle graze, admired lovely summer homes along the […]
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Light in the Darkness
The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. Isaiah 9:2 NLT This scripture was the theme of our […]
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Purge of Terror – Again?
February, 1929. Ninety-three years ago Joseph Stalin began a policy focused against Ukraine, requiring all landowners to transfer their farms and cattle to the State (collectivization). He then increased grain quotas so that farmers were […]
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You’re Free
I was driving down the Grapevine between Los Angeles and San Jose. It was late, dark out, and I was alone. We didn’t have cell phones at that time. With little traffic on the highway, […]
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How long has it been since you stood under an inky black sky, stars as far as the eye can see? Don and I celebrated our anniversary in Yosemite last week and felt the joy of God’s presence through his creation.
Read PostLet us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds…”
Hebrews 10:23-24