by Sara Ray | Jan 10, 2018 | Cooks' Corner
Elijah, the youngest member of my son Jonathan’s family, was dealing with a tummy bug on Christmas day, so they were not able to come to my house. New Year’s day brought with it a recovered Elijah, his parents, and his sister Vivian. Vivian was to stay with me for...
by Sara Ray | Jan 9, 2018 | Thought for the Day
January 9, 2018 My trash gets picked up early in the morning, so I always put it out the night before. The company provides a large, wheeled tote that holds several bags. I keep it in the garage until it is time to roll it down the driveway for its weekly emptying. ...
by Sara Ray | Jan 3, 2018 | Cooks' Corner
A new year has begun. I slept through the “changing of the guard;” I did not hear my phone chirp out a text message from my sister wishing me a Happy New Year. Several publications I read during December mentioned choosing a word to focus on for the coming months,...
by Sara Ray | Dec 27, 2017 | Cooks' Corner
As I prepared to write this column, there was a song lyric floating around in my head. It is a line from a Christmas song, “Deck the Halls,” and it goes like this: “Fast away the old year passes…” I have to ask the question, “Where did 2107 go?” I can ask all I...
by Sara Ray | Dec 26, 2017 | Thought for the Day
It is the day after Christmas. My outdoor thermometer registers fifteen degrees. What I really would like to do is curl up in my recliner with a good book to read and a warm cat on my lap. However, I feel a calling to write, and I cannot ignore the Lord’s...