Ever since I was a youngster on the platform in our one-roomed country school along with about 12 other children of varied ages and grades, I have enjoyed Christmas pageants.At the age of 10 or 11, I was the chosen angel, Gabriel, and wore the new white flannelette...
When William Montague Dyke was ten years old, he was blinded in an accident. Despite his disability, William graduated from a university in England with high honors. While he was in school, he fell in love with the daughter of a high-ranking British naval officer, and...
"Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!"...
1 Corinthians 10:31b - Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. (NIV)Once I had an unusual dream: I was sitting in a pew, and a church leader was calling forward all who had done good deeds in church. The list of names was lengthy, and the line of people...
"Hard choice! The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful. Some days I can think of nothing better." (Phil 1:23 The Message)When we were young we used to have an ardent desire for a better future. We were looking forward to a job that would make a...
Taking out the garbage on cold winter night can be an amazing experience.Psalm 89:6 For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD? Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?I love winter nights. Last evening, as I was wheeling the garbage bin to the front...
I am not a "beachy" person, and spending hours at the seaside, lounging in the sand, just isn't my cup of tea. I'm in the minority in my family, however. My husband loves to laze in the sand, and my boys like nothing better than to build sand castles, swim, look for...