EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH WHICH WAS ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THE SAINTS
These days, we are awakened early in the morning by the sound of tractors working in almost every field. I like the sound. It is the promise of good things to come: fresh garden tomatoes, watermelon...
Recently, I attended a garage sale, and discovered among the odds and ends on a table a burgundy colored ceramic bowl. It had seen better days and, apparently, had not been particularly valued. It was pretty worn and...
An urgent phone call directed us to the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon. Our new baby grandson had become seriously ill and was being treated there. Several different levels of parking lots surround the hospital, and we drove from ...
I love living things. They invigorate me! I enjoy smelling fresh flowers and seeing the beautiful colors of spring after the dullness of winter. There is a resurrection in my spirit as I experience the newness of each spring season bursting forth with new ...
Amy and Tracy planted some seeds at the same time. Every day the girls watered the seeds, gave them plant food, and made sure they were positioned to receive the proper amount of sunlight. Several days went by, and Amy’s plant sprouted from the dirt. A week later Tracy’s ...
Many of us have experienced that moment of embarrassment which occurs when a visitor arrives at our home unannounced and we are unprepared for company. ...
Spray, spray, scrub, scrub. On my knees I worked, trying to get the stains out of my carpet. Some were new; some had been there for months. I could not stand it any longer! With a little prayer and a lot of scrubbing, the carpet finally looked much better. Whew! What a...
Since I was late for church, I took a seat in one of the back rows. Sitting there, I could see to the far end of a nearby pew and watch one of the young mothers wrestling her eight-month-old son. He was very active, but I was impressed by how she held him....
In his growing up years, my husband raised sheep. When we were first married, we visited his parents, and I found myself doing something I had never dreamed I would do: wrestling with sheep! I helped hold them still while they were administered shots, or while my husband clipped their hooves....
The most ferocious member among the occupants of our Minnesota barnyard was a huge, red rooster that “ruled the roost.” At five years of age, I feared that creature more...