Going Home

This past week my dad would have celebrated his 80th birthday if he were still alive. He passed away about 13 years ago. I don’t approach his birthday or the anniversary of his death with the same emotions as I do my mom’s. Our relationship was not as close, those we did love each other. [...]

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Prayer

You’ve probably heard that there was a major earthquake in Chile which is setting off a tsunami. I have several friends in the predicted path of the tsunami — I am sure they and the people affected by the earthquake would appreciate prayer. Also, our family may be facing some major changes in the coming [...]

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Friday’s Fave Five

Susanne at Living to Tell the Story hosts a “Friday Fave Five” in which we share our five favorite things from the past week. Click on the button to read more of the details, and you can visit Susanne to see the list of others’ favorites or to join in. 1. A dinner date with [...]

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Something’s not quite right here…

Cake decorating has never been my forte, but I used to be able to spell.

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Booking Through Thursday: Why You Read

The Booking Through Thursday question for this week is: Suggested by Janet: I’ve seen this quotation in several places lately. It’s from Sven Birkerts’ ‘The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age’: “To read, when one does so of one’s own free will, is to make a volitional statement, to cast a [...]

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Wednesday Random Dozen

Linda at 2nd cup of coffee created and hosts the Random Dozen meme every Wednesday. You can answer the questions on your blog and link up to Linda’s plus find more participants there. 1. Have you ever fired a gun or shot a bow and arrow? Bow and arrow: no, except maybe my kids’ Nerf [...]

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What’s On Your Nightstand: February

The folks at 5 Minutes For Books host What’s On Your Nightstand? the fourth Tuesday of each month in which we can share about the books we have been reading and/or plan to read. You can learn more about it by clicking the link or the button. I finished The Tartan Pimpernel, an autobiography of [...]

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Book Review: Interwoven

The cover of the book Interwoven by Russ and Nancy Ebersole shows cloth intricately woven by Igorot women in the Philippines to illustrate the interweaving of the lives of Russ and Nancy. Russ and his first wife, Gene, were married in 1950, and after graduate school spent ten years as missionaries in the Philippines. After [...]

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The Week In Words

Melissa at Breath of Life hosts a weekly carnival called The Week In Words,which involves sharing some words from your reading. Melissa explains, “Playing along is simple, just write a post of the quote(s) that spoke to you during the week (attributed, of course) and link back here [at Melissa's]. They can be from any [...]

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Microfiction Monday

Welcome to Microfiction Monday, where a picture only paints 140 characters. Susan at Stony River has begun a Microfiction Monday wherein participants write a story in 140 characters or less based on a particular image that Susan has chosen for the day.  Design 215’s Character Counter helps keep track of the number of characters. It’s [...]

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