Awhile back I wrote about the gift of ducks God gave to me when I was down in the valley of despair. Just the other day He used those same ducks to teach me a lesson. I noticed that when they landed they began to float downstream towards a mini rapids of rough…
Homemade shrimp bisque is the perfect soup for a chilly fall evening. Shrimp Bisque 1 onion chopped 2 Tablespoons margarine 8 oz. cream cheese 2 pounds shrimp 2 cans Rotel tomatoes 16 oz. Velveeta cheese 4 large potatoes cubed and cooked until soft 2 cans corn drained 1 cup half and half Saute’ chopped onion…
[Editor’s Note: This post originally ran last year. I was unable to do post the follow-up articles in the series because of a change of seasons in my family. Let’s try again! The second post in this series will run on Thursday.] Nowadays it seems we need how-to books, vlogs, blogs, and even devotionals to…
A recent social media meme shows a woman looking down the street saying, “Just trying to figure out what chapter of Revelation we’re in today.” You may feel the same with 2020 already hosting a worldwide pandemic, massive job loss, and mandated quarantines. Add to that tornadoes, earthquakes, a murder hornet invasion, racial unrest, looting…
In a place not far away or long ago, an invisible creature called Covid-19 lived. He was a troublemaker that came from a long line of troublemakers. A third cousin killed 50 million people in the 14th century. To do it, Bubonic had to inhabit the fleas that lived on rats. Covid told himself…
Two women visited a funeral home to pay their respects to a wealthy neighbor who had died. After signing the guest book, they were surprised to be the only ones in the viewing room. The first woman, who didn’t know the deceased well, looked down at the middle-aged woman in the satin of her costly…
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is a 1954 musical comedy based on the short story “The Sobbin’ Woman” by Stephen Vincent Benet. It’s one of those oldies and goodies that I’ve watched many times and that never grows old. When I showed it to my young teen granddaughters, who had never heard of it, they…
While You Were Sleeping (1995) is a charming chick-flick in which Sandra Bullock plays Lucy, a toll booth clerk on the Chicago elevated railway. Because she has no family, she usually works the holiday shifts. She is a plain girl (makeup artists tried to make Bullock look plain, but only succeeded in making her look…
The exact moment of one’s perceived independence is subjective, isn’t it? The date or event fluctuates with age. As a young teenager I sang, “Born Free” with the sorrow of a caged animal. My spoiled, middle-class American teenage girl angst shrouded the recognition of the myriad freedoms I took for granted. “When I’m 18, I’ll…
As a little girl, my childhood savings bank was a pink ceramic dog. The removable stopper on the bottom enabled me to take the money out, which I often did—far too often. Recently, while visiting my parents, I noticed a small wooden box with a hole in the top. “What’s that, Dad?” He smiled that…
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