School is out. With my lesson planning finished for another academic season, I escaped for a few days of solitude, quiet and a time of seeking the Lord. On my last day away, I explored the seaside town where I stayed and to my pleasure discovered a quaint store boasting the work of artisans from… Continue reading Where Has All the Beauty Gone?

"But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today”, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.” Heb. 3:13 This past winter was unusually mild. One sunny day my husband and I decided to take advantage of this gift and venture outside. He got a head-start on his spring… Continue reading An Ounce of Prevention

The Enduring Word “Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart, 23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever, 24 because “All flesh is as grass,And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.The grass… Continue reading Sunday Reflections – Feb. 25

Spring is coming! My favorite time of year is spring. It's the season of new life and warmth after a long dormant winter of cold. Since we live on the banks of a river, we have a front row seat to watch the annual transition from winter to spring. Around here, spring is official when… Continue reading Ice, Wind, and Unanswered Prayers