I saw a daffodil yesterday–a lone harbinger of spring. Visions of chill-free summer days danced in our heads. Last week we stored our skis and the snowshoes we never got around to trying out. And we took our first spin on the tandem down the Legacy Trail, now clear of snow and freshly swept… But […]
The best part of a bad dream is when you open your eyes, and you’re home–safe and snug in your bed, untouched by the perils you dreamt of. Whew! I had a particularly harrowing ride in the wee hours the other morning. I hung on to the side of a monstrously big truck, squeezing by, […]
The King was exasperated, and desperate. Wearing sackcloth was so irritating and what good had it done? The unending siege was driving people to insanity. Mothers were haggling over their own babies’ flesh! The King had had enough. He would have the prophet’s head, oh yes he would. After all, this trouble was undoubtedly from […]
I bumped into a tired old paperback on a neglected couch-side shelf this week. Its yellowing pages and faded cover picture a man kneeling at a stool, head in hands. Its title is Waiting on God, by Andrew Murray. Flipping it open I scanned a few lines and realized this was the book I needed […]
It’s been a very rainy week. The grad party squeaked by with just a bit of drizzle, but not enough to keep the kids inside. Thank-you, Lord! But Monday, it rained. And Tuesday. And Wednesday. Thursday afternoon we jumped on the tandem when the road had dried between showers and got a hundred yards up […]