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 I watched the young woman hoist a basket of laundry, and I commented, “More wash to do?” “With children, there is laundry every day,” she said abruptly. Somehow it reminded me of a conversation with a friend who picked up her sons after a morning at my house. “So what did you do?” “I washed…

The screech of tires, smashing of glass and impact of metal against metal abruptly ended my friend’s ride home from work. Having her car totaled and herself bruised shocked her. In time however it revealed a life saving miracle.   “A school bus was crossing in front of me at the crossing. I stopped. A truck…

            To be vaccinated or not to be vaccinated. Whichever you choose, someone will declare it wrong. In January, my husband had Covid. We both quarantined. For three weeks, he laid around the house coughing, totally drained of energy. I rested with him for a couple days and then made a quilt.       During…

An ad for Chip and Joanna Gaines’ “Fixer-Upper” show in Waco, Texas flicked across the screen. “I want to go see the Magnolia Silo someday,” hubby said. “Okay. Let’s go this week,” I opened my computer and googled distances. “We could also go to the Dinosaur State Park. You want to see the footprints in…

When I consider the upcoming school year, I recall Dr. Leo Carson Davis’ rigorous academic expectations. The first day of Geology 101, he informed us we would study rocks and write a weekly journal to improve our written communication. One man wrote “The train went down the track going ‘chooo, choo, choo.’” He filled the…

 On the table in front of me sat a piece of chocolate cake. My 70 year-old grandmother stood across the table insisting, “Finish your food, then you can have cake.” It took forever for me to get to eat that cake. Years later, the cake fades against the impression left by my usually placid grandmother’s…

The technology that church ministries use today did not exist 45 years ago when Patty and the late Sherman Walker served as missionaries in Columbia, South America. When Sherman showed Christian films, “He rigged our car with an AC generator so he could show films in areas where there was no electricity,” Patty recalled. Sherman…

“Sometimes I just feel so ditzy,” Sharon said. “I try to keep a planner of everything. As the Children’s Ministry Director, I keep track of meetings that might need child care. I contact people ahead of time to find out who can serve. For some meetings, I call the mothers I think might come to…

Mert and his wife, Sheila, planned to visit her Indonesian family the end of July. In June, Sheila’s mother succumbed to cancer. Between re-scheduling their flight, getting a Covid test and visa, they could not leave until left after the funeral. They both tested negative for Covid (Of course! Both had been vaccinated), so they…

Oscar the cat entered a nursing home in Providence, Rhode Island as a kitten to become a therapy cat. Folks enjoyed watching him. He did not like anyone petting him. Everyone said Oscar did not like to be close to people – until the day they realized he took naps next to patients near death.…

    Something always seemed missing at the conclusion of every HGTV home makeover. Something besides the lack of color in the neutral white, gray and black living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms. The perfect furniture, flooring, walls, fixtures and appliances leave the new owners gasping in awe. I watch and always wonder, “why am I not…

It began with chocolate chips in the waffles the grand kids brought to Granny camp. “Chocolate chips in waffles?” Granny raised her eyebrows. “Oh yeah!” each kid said and grabbed one or two every day until none remained. Granny camp came in shifts this year. The first two visitors decided to make cookies. “We need…

 I surprised at least one friend when I posted, “WPS a runaway game. NC needed the mercy rule. 21 runs for Arkansas to their 2.” “I never would have guessed you were a baseball fan,” wrote my former co-worker John. “We were traveling. I kept hubby updated as he drove,” I answered. Initially I didn’t…

The impulse to give sweeps over a child and they find a gift. For my two year old, venturing out that spring day, the cheerful daffodils burst forth with color right at his level. As I chatted with the neighbor who planted the crocuses, he grabbed a daffodil in his little fist and pulled. The…

 An hour before meeting for lunch with my husband’s oldest brother Forrest he called. “I got Marie up but she is not responding.” “Sounds like you need a doctor,” I said. Forrest called. An ambulance took his wife Marie to the hospital where she stayed a couple weeks receiving treatment for a severe infection. “We…