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Book Proposal – Recycled
Here it is - this week’s recycled blog entry. This one hit cyberspace on January 27 about a year ago. No wonder the subject matter resonated with me. For the past two months, I’ve been consumed with writing the book that came out of the proposal mentioned in the old...
Looking for the Light
I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6 This time of year, there’s never enough light. Morning comes too late. Night comes too soon. The cloudy days are too numerous. And the rare days when the sun...
Christmas Blessings
The house is quiet this morning, after almost a week of fun, family, and relaxation. From Thursday to Sunday, all four of our kids (two by birth and two by marriage) were with us for the first multi-day stretch ever. When they left after lunch on Sunday and a 24 hour...
Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Blossoms
My friend, Ashley came over so we could do our traditional Christmas baking. The practice began seven years ago, when she was a second grader and I became her mentor the fall after I left teaching. Over the years we’ve decorated Christmas cookies, made Chinese...
Wintery Mix – Recycled
Today’s post looks back one year, when our worst winter in a long time was just starting to strut it’s stuff. Reading through it, my good side is grateful for this year’s gentle, white Christmas in the midwest. And my bad side chuckles with evil satisfaction every...
Ode to a Squirrel
Well, the Christmas card season is winding down for most families. Ours will be in the mail soon (this year’s excuse is the new book manuscript), once inspiration hits. In the meantime, Hiram and I will keep chuckling about the funny story shared in our neighbors’...