During the Depression, there was widespread hunger, lack of employment, and homelessness. My Great Uncle and my Grandmother often told me that they knew of people who suffered greatly in town but being children of farmers they suffered very little and barely noticed the Depression. But what my grandmother remembered the most about that time … [Read more…]
My father is an avid fisherman. When I was a little girl I remember him taking my brothers and I down to the Babcock Pond to spend the day fishing. At that young age, I didn’t know anything about fishing. So he very gently and calmly showed me how to bait my hook with the … [Read more…]
When I work on a big project, I have a very distinct process. It has been the same process since I was in college and it seems to work well for me. Step 1: view the project in its entirety, Step 2: have a panic attack and want to run away screaming, Step 3: Wonder … [Read more…]
When I was a child it didn’t take much to scare me. I was scared of the dark, the woods after dark, the family dog (the meanest dog you’d ever meet), Freddy Kruger (thanks to my older brothers), and vampires. I remember very clearly I had slept over my friend’s house one night and when … [Read more…]
The conversion of Saul is perhaps one of the more entertaining and moving pieces of scripture in the Bible. It shows not only a conversion but the power of God, the forgiveness of Jesus, and the new way of life offered to all peoples. I have always read this account with awe and a little … [Read more…]
