IT is a Happy New Year! Yikes! February is here! Each day just keeps marching on! The pages of this New Year are turning faster than I can keep up with the action! Or am I just reading IT smarter and speedier? Or do I need to slow down? IT is still time to make Read More…
Author: Kathy
I am a retired educator who enjoys writing, gardening, camping in the great outdoors, and sharing life with family and a faith community. My greatest joy in this season of life is spending time with my two grandchildren, ages 2 and 6 months.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
A baby’s soft cry lingers in the distance—a whimper…the coo…a quiet, soothing sound above all the worldly clamor… a cry of innocence and complete dependence…a cry of hunger but intense strength…a cry of neediness yet a lineage of royalty. A baby was born…a Savior who is Christ the Lord…a baby that changes the world…not only Read More…
Recognizing the Shepherd’s VOICE
One late afternoon, my mother set off with my brother and I heading toward the gate that would allow us entrance into the pasture just behind our farm house. I am sure I went running to the gate and stood waiting for Mommy to get us through to the other side. This was just another Read More…
Ingredients for a Grateful Heart
Choose THANKSGIVING! THANKSGIVING — come and gone so soon. Memories of family togetherness…sharing great meals and conversations abound. The leftover turkey dwindles from sandwiches into turkey soup; even the pumpkin pie and the multitude of desserts are mere crumbs. THANKSGIVING — a reminder to be grateful, but God created us in His image to praise Read More…
COLORS OF AUTUMN
Sunshine shimmers through leaves of orange, red, and yellow that gently dance in rhythm with the cooling breeze. Landscapes stand ablaze across rolling hillsides cascading into vibrant hues of dark red foliage along roadsides. Vivid purple, yellow, and rust-colored mums gracefully frame flower beds in delicate softness. Oh, the splendor of autumn ablaze in its Read More…
Friendships That Refresh the Soul
I had never met Ashley face-to-face. As usual, I was a little anxious about a first meeting, but I had promised a mutual friend that I would get together with her. We met at the Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt shop—a safe environment with other people in and out and great yogurt to savor. Ashley Read More…
Gravitating in GRAY
GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY GRAY Have you ever been convinced to take a journey of awareness yet wanted to ignore it in hopes that the inevitable would just fade away? Most of my life I have been skirting around the edge of such a journey—one I knew would be uncomfortable. Read More…
In His Image
A couple of weeks ago while exercising at the YMCA, I met a young Asian woman who was doing the splits perfectly. Both legs were flat on the floor–one leg in back of her and one in front. This feat caught my attention because I have never been able to do the splits perfectly, much Read More…
A Donkey, A Cross…An Empty Tomb
Holy Week passes on leading to a glorious Easter Day—a reminder of what Jesus did—His sacrifice, His death—and most importantly that He won the battle, defeating death. Through Christ’s sacrifice, God supplied all that Jesus would need to accomplish the journey to the Resurrection, and He did it by using common, everyday objects. A donkey Read More…
Walk Through The DOOR!
My husband and Jerome Jr. By the looks of the narrow, rutted pavement and our surroundings, we had time-traveled sixty years back into Read More…