Rice, Fear, and Instant Cheers
Growing up I remember my father thinking a pressure cooker was a must have for mymother while Mom treated it like a ticking time bomb. “It’ll blow up and burn your facewith boiling hot liquid.”…

Growing up I remember my father thinking a pressure cooker was a must have for mymother while Mom treated it like a ticking time bomb. “It’ll blow up and burn your facewith boiling hot liquid.”…

Waitrose, a grocery near where my daughter lives in London, is a haven forculinary adventures and chance encounters. One day, while perusing theshelves, I overheard a young father ask his daughter if she wanted pancakes,then…

Here’s a way to keep the true meaning of Christmas shining. An Advent Wreath with a candle for each Sunday leading to Christmas Day. The first candle is the Prophecy Candle.Lit in remembrance of the…


Have you been despairing, feeling helpless as war rages in Israel and the Ukraine? I have. And like you, along with millions of other people, am consistently praying for mercy, protection, comfort, and strength for…

Presidents, movie stars and handsome naval officers have all been in Newport, Rhode Island. I know this because I met and married one there, made Secret Service agents jump when I planted a kiss on…

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.See, I am doing a new thing!” Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) Once again, the yard is slowly being quilted in a patchwork of yellow and red as…

Above the golf clubs in our garage sits a trophy I won for having the most strokes in a local golf tournament. That’s not a good thing. And it’s probably a trophy most golfers would…

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Moving is always a challenge. Good, bad, or ugly, there’s bound to be a wrinkle or two in eventhe smoothest of moves. Add “overseas” to the mix with a three-week deadline to accomplish it,and you’ve…