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The Real Lovers’ Leap
Grandpa Jim sat at the lunch table with us at the local café one afternoon. He had lost his sweet wife not long before, and the sadness still showed in his smile. But, that day, he told us he was thinking of paying a call on a widow in our community. His eyes...
Rolling Back Time
The first Saturday night in November is traditionally something of a party. We stay up a smidgen later, because we know the clock will roll back at 2:00am, and everyone will get an extra hour of sleep. Unless you have small children who will now rise at 4:00am. Or...
How Quarantine is Like a Snow Day
You know that feeling. Whether you are a kid listening for the radio announcement or an office worker waiting for the email. "Snow Day!" No school. No work. No anything that moves. It doesn't happen often for most adults, but around here, we can count on it once every...
Let’s Add the Color
The trees of autumn 2020 are letting me down. That is no surprise. Instead of turning to rich golds, reds, and yellows, the leaves around us are turning brown, curling up, and dropping to the ground in surrender. Or defeat. My husband says it has nothing to do with...
The Reluctant Courtship of Madge DuPree
I am about to launch another book into the world, and I promise you it is like sending your child off to his first day of school. This book was especially fun, because I never expected to write it. I thought The Glory Circle Sisters had told their final story a...
Five Prayers for Pandemic Life
In case you are having trouble settling your mind for prayer these days, here are a few of my standbys: 6:00 am - Please Please be the light that shines upon my path, because this bedroom is still dark. The world is scary and loud. Every tiny decision has become a...