Hunkering down is a northern thing

Hunkering down is a northern thing

It isn’t only birds and butterflies that migrate seasonally. There are ocean inhabitants who’ve been gifted with the interior clock that alerts them to when it’s time, and off they go. Then, there’s the two-footed kind from, say, Canada and the northern US who feel...
Answering the call

Answering the call

We are advertisement-besieged! Advertising for beauty and self-care products to vacation-of-a-lifetime cruises and everything in between. These promotional materials can appear on TV, radio, bumper stickers, highway billboards, those blown-in cards that fall,...
“Let it flow”

“Let it flow”

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, all who follow His precepts have good understanding.  Psalm 111:10 This fear in the Hebrew comes from the word “Yireh” which means “reverence and awe” .  When I was young, things...
Do you know the address?

Do you know the address?

It’s called déjà vu, a French term meaning ‘already seen.’ The experience usually involves a scenario which feels vaguely familiar, which stirs an emotion, a little pinch of longing. The strange part of it is that it’s impossible that the situation is a repeat. Yet...
As sure as sunrise!

As sure as sunrise!

Promises! How reassuring! How exciting! How intriguing! A promise between a man and a woman at a church altar can be heart melting, tears producing, joy inspiring. The promise of a certain birthday gift or Christmas gift or graduation gift can be powerfully...