Month: December 2015
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Fight the good fight at Christmas time
“Don’t tell me Happy Holidays! It’s Merry Christmas!” December first and courthouse dockets fill with complaints about nativity scenes on the court house lawn. Christmas shoppers jockey for the best positions on Black Friday then return home to beg folks to “Remember the Reason for the Season.” It is a struggle for the Christian faithful…
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Bump in the night
A rapid knocking at half past midnight yanked me out of sleep with my heart racing. Sitting up on the couch (I had fallen asleep reading a book) I felt my heart in my throat. Barely breathing, my eyes darted back and forth searching to know, “Who is knocking at my door in the middle…
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The gift card
January: A gift card for my birthday!? Thank you. It is just the right size and fit for my sewing hobby. February: It is a long ways to that hobby shop. I like this card but when I am near the store, I don’t have time to stop and shop. March: What cute fabric! I…