It was many years into my practicing being a Protestant that I came to finally hear (or perhaps actually understand) the biblical concept “equally yoked”. The expression did indeed explain a multitude of current dilemmas that I’d been unable to articulate for many months. Depression had set in and some days, I wouldn’t have known [...]
Read more...Where Kittens Follow
I proudly shared the little kitten in one of my first grade show and tell appearances. Learning to embroider was an excitement for any pre-schooler, but also extremely impressive by a four and a half year old to five year old peers! Yes! I had indeed embroidered it all by myself, admitting that I accepted [...]
Read more...MULTI-TASKING at THE MANOR
I am slowly facing the reality that I can no longer multi-task; at least, not when it comes to combining my entrepreneurial, social networking with my love for cooking. My Rogue sat there and didn’t say much last night. He was gulping down the food in his normal fashion; the joke around here is that [...]
Read more...Though Frail I Serve Him Still
I can’t compare or always stay in step; yet! He sees my heart, removes the thorn! He blots dry my tears; His calm quells fears so that I am blind no longer. You turned away from paths before you, how would you know from rock or sand? The earth is but happenstance and folly; Trust [...]
Read more...The Second Act
I felt compelled to speak up. The pastor had asked for prayer requests and I was armed with my plea. If any family needed a supporting hand or a familiar face in an all too familiar situation it was that family. I was appealing to my fellow helpless to make a move. Any move. A [...]
Read more...3671 Rubberneck Avenue
Our living and dining rooms were quite lovely for the time. The walls were “lumiere green” which is the French term for subtle chartreuse. The carpeting was green-gold in color; its correct name was Grecian gold; again, more marketing than definitive of the actual shade. The fireplace bricks were painted a dulled red-brown to simulate [...]
Read more...3671 News Flashes
Mom always had the radio on in the kitchen. Normally, she liked country music and we would make fun of the twangs in-between the songs; she didn’t appreciate our humor regarding her favorite country singers. On occasion, in the midst of an hourly news cap, we’d hear Mom exclaim, OH, NO!!! Uh oh! Something sad [...]
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