As an author, I have spoken to many book clubs. I love being around people who love reading. I love talking about stories, characters, and plots. I always wanted to join a book club, but pandemic book clubs are different from the ones I visited. They are held virtually so you have to supply your own refreshments and come away… Read More
Today, to surprise my husband with his favorite dessert, I made a sour cream pound cake from my grandmother’s recipe. A. As in one. One pan. That is unusual for me. I always figure if I am going to the trouble of making a pound cake, I should make several. In fact, the recipe is marked with the measurements to… Read More
January 2, 2021. (Why do I hear William Shatner’s voice when I write that date?) Two months ago, today, we arrived home after seven months and three days on the road. I ended the vacation of my dreams and officially entered retirement (I keep referring to it as graduation for some odd reason). In those two months, I have learned… Read More
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. Matthew 5:44-45 l don’t believe in silver linings. I used to, but that was before I… Read More
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:5 Today I turned 62. Today, we were supposed to start Big Dogs Road Trip. Unfortunately, Corvid 19 changed those plans. As we heard about National and State parks closing and received… Read More
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9 When I was a child, adults frequently asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. It was their default question when they didn’t know what else to say. In 4th grade, I answered that I wanted to be a missionary nurse to Nigeria…. Read More