A Love Story

August 9, 2024

Amelia and Arnold were very close. Bonded for life you might say. Traditional wedding vows include the words – to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do us part. Amelia and Arnold were…
THE MOST IMPORTANT TREE OF ALL

August 6, 2024

I was on my way to the valley where we once owned a cabin for many years. As I was driving, I saw it. I am sure I have seen it lots of other times. It was just a glimpse as I was driving by. Why did it bother me so much then? It was…
Isn’t It Amazing What One Little Seed Can Do?

August 2, 2024

Most of us are starting to enjoy a delicious bounty of homegrown tomatoes right now. Have you ever stopped to think about how amazing it is that from one seed grows a tomato plant? From that plant, many more tomatoes grow. Inside each of those tomatoes are many seeds that will grow many more delicious…
Saying Grace

July 30, 2024

When I was growing up on the farm, saying grace was something we did before a meal. Our food came from my grandmother’s garden my grandmother planted. Or, from wild plants grandma and I picked around the farm. She and I gathered eggs from the chickens they raised. On special occasions, she would kill one…
The Last Cast

July 24, 2024

He was alone on the lake. The sunrise was breathtaking. He had seen lots of mornings but none this beautiful. His first cast landed near some bushes. He felt the thump and set the hook. The largemouth bass came out of the water, trying to shake the bait. It fought hard but soon tired. He…
The Power of Prayer

July 23, 2024

Prayer is two-way communication between you and God. The answer to your prayers might be yes, no or not yet. Sometimes, we feel like God has not answered or He wasn’t listening. The reality is, sometimes we don’t like the answer we received. A great example of a yes, happened a few years ago at…