Monthly Archives: December 2020

A flash from my past came as I sorted through a stack of books which included one inscribed, “Property of the Jr. Missionary Band.” As a child I belonged to a Missionary Band. Our neighbor opened her home to weekly … Continue reading →

    On the cusp of a new year, we look back on 2020 as the year we went Back to the Past.     It began with the grocery store ads, “Send us your grocery list and we will walk the … Continue reading →

The winners of the Christmas alphabet game called out their words for each letter. “E is for Elizabeth.” “Elizabeth! What does that have to do with Christmas?” Steve sputtered. “She was the wife of Zechariah. Gabriel the angel told him … Continue reading →

I blinked and did a double take last fall when I saw Elijah, then 13. In the few weeks since our previous visit, our chubby grandson had stretched up into a tall, thin teenager. I barely recognized him with his … Continue reading →