What a Difference a Day Makes

What a Difference a Day Makes

Friday evening’s birthday party for a good friend was lively, and loud with a dozen grandchildren squealing and laughing and performing for their best grandpa in the whole world, and rich with fellowship and seeing folks not seen in a long time. We’d opted to...
An amazing before and after

An amazing before and after

Just one glance at my over-stuffed bookshelves will reveal that I love to read. And my favorite genre is historical fiction. It’s like a history lesson made palatable (thus readable) with the addition of stories of fictional people and relationships slotted in between...
An Ode to the Season

An Ode to the Season

Summertime, and the livin’ is, um, humid (at least here in Virginia). More precisely, per the common complaint, hot and humid. And these weather conditions give rise to the most spectacular thunder and lightning storms. The latest such meteorological...
Our best life

Our best life

It’s what we do. For vehicle repair beyond our ability, we search out a mechanic who is knowledgeable, honest, reliable. Similarly, for home plumbing repairs, we want trained and bonded plumbers. For any surgery we might need, we ask around to find the best surgeon to...
Our long obedience in the same direction

Our long obedience in the same direction

I was struck, waking up this morning, that this day has never existed before. These 24 hours are living history. Who knows what will transpire during these brief and fleeting hours? (well, besides God, of course). Yesterday, one little unedited line of computer coding...