Tag Archives: life

The cake was perfectly iced and sprinkled with coconut. There it sat on our pantry shelf when the doorbell rang.  My mother headed to the door to see who was calling, leaving me alone in the kitchen while she talked briefly to the unexpected visitor. At age four, I could not resist ...

What does it really mean to wait for Jesus? I mean wait for Jesus! There is divine enablement and power in waiting. Remember Jesus waited in hell for three days and God delivered Him. Elijah waited for God in prayer and we know the result: “Seven times Elijah told him ...

“Point your kids in the right direction—when they’re old they won’t be lost.” Proverbs 22:6 No one was ready for what  occurred on January 12, 1888, across the northwest plains of America. In the days leading up to that fateful January day, the weather had been mild and unusually warm ...

I admit it.  I have always been a fan of Halloween.  The creative ideas, the making of costumes and oh the candy!  I never really studied the origins and traditions around the event.  It was just a fun night to indulge in the ridiculous vat of chocolate that was my ...

Rubye and her sisters, Ruth and Rose, have all surpassed 100 years: Rubye by a decade. The sisters lived through the two world wars, influenza and polio epidemics, the development of modern travel–so many  “firsts.” These ladies have enjoyed long, productive lives for sure! And they are not alone. In ...