by Sara Ray | Oct 15, 2026 | Devotional Thoughts, Memories, Thought for the Day, Uncategorized
From November 25, 2013.I am not sure where to begin this story, so I will just plunge right in.Nancy Thurman, who is my friend and neighbor, lost her husband Jim to cancer 6 months before mine passed away. She was one of the first people to come to my home and bring...
by Sara Ray | Oct 16, 2023 | Devotional Thoughts, Memories, Thought for the Day, Uncategorized
October 16, 2023 Just One More Time I have been in a reflective mood since the month of October began. It hasn’t hit me as hard this year as in the past ten years, but the dread of facing October 15th still lingers, and probably will for the rest of my...
by Sara Ray | Dec 29, 2022 | Devotional Thoughts
This was originally written in December of 2014 as part of my “Cooks Corner” column. I have edited it to make it more “timeless.” However, I left my grandchildren’s ages the same as they were at the time. Vivian is 12 and Liam is 11 as of...
by Sara Ray | Mar 2, 2021 | Memories, Uncategorized
Several years ago, I wrote a poem for one of my very best friends. She loves butterflies, so that was my theme.On Sunday, February 28, 2021, Janet left her caterpillar life behind, and I was inspired to write a follow-up poem for her. Here are both poems: Butterfly...
by Sara Ray | Dec 3, 2020 | Devotional Thoughts
While browsing through a hymnal recently, I ran across one of my favorite songs from when I was a young child: “Will There Be Any Stars?” Memories rolled in like a flood, and I could not keep myself from associating the hymn with a sheet of blue construction...
