Blessed Beyond Measure

Another holiday is coming up, and sometimes I find it hard to face the idea that there will be someone missing at my Thanksgiving table.  I remember the first meal my family had together after my husband graduated to Heaven.  Things got quiet when we bowed...

This Little Piggy

Children’s toys are so much more sophisticated now than they were when I was young.  They include many of the things my contemporaries and I had to produce with our imagination.  However, sometimes I think we were better off because we learned to be...

Chicken-hearted September

Just a warning – before reading this column, be aware that it has some fowl language. The word “chicken” is often associated with cowardice.  It has caused many a person to act in ways they would not ordinarily behave.  After all, who wants to be called a...

What’s up with thirteen?

Some people consider the number thirteen to be unlucky, and they go to great lengths to avoid it.  For instance, according to history.com, many United States hotels and high-rise buildings do not have a thirteenth floor.  Airports avoid numbering gates “13;”...

Grace in the kitchen

Several years ago, I went to a Wednesday evening Bible study at the church I was attending at the time.  My hubby (Bob) wasn’t with me – he was either working or attending a class somewhere.  The subject we were talking about that night was “grace.” After an...