I have 241 blogs started but not finished or posted. Two hundred and forty-one. That smacks of something, but I don’t know what to be honest. (That’s the topic for another post.) I read one a while back, and I honestly felt encouraged because I realized that I’ve learned something…
I just got off the phone. I was praying with a friend about this life that is feeling very hard. She is such a dear…
There once was a glorious old oak tree that, for years, we affectionately called “Grandpa’s Tree”. It stood on a bit of a hill overlooking…
When I taught AP Literature, we studied literary heroes, read epic poems, and discussed heroic and not-so-heroic characters. I was talking with a friend, and…

“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior…Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you. ” Isaiah 43:1-4