As a child, I well remember being very envious of a neighbouring family. There were three sisters, lovely children, who house was grander than ours, with a piano, and they went on wonderful vacations. As the only girl in our family, I longed for playmates,...
There it was. That little black line on the map leading to a remote hot spring in Grenada. And where there’s a black line on the map, there must be a road. When the entrance to the road was where it was indicated on the map, we took courage. We pointed the nose of our...
It happened on the evening of April 14, 1912. The Titanic, the largest ship afloat, struck an iceberg in the treacherous waters of the Atlantic. Four hours later she sank to the bottom.A place on one lifeboat was reserved for a certain woman. She was just stepping...
"On the mountain heights of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches." Ezekiel 17:23 (NIV)After a blustery winter's day, I...
I had been trying all week to transfer my email from my Outlook Express program to Mozilla Thunderbird, with absolutely no success. In utmost frustration, I finally broke down. I gave in and purchased a new toy that would do this "impossible" task for me. So what if I...
1 Tim 6:17-19 "Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in...
"Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word." (Ps 119:37 NIV)Fort William Henry. It looked so strong, so unbreakable, so meant to protect the Permaquid region and survive for eternity.But then that's also what they thought when...