by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Chocolate. Need I say more? Construction paper hearts with paper doily centers. “You Rock Like a Mock” and other messages from my grandchildren. A chance to be mushy in the office. (with my boss, who is also my husband) Flowers (and the frantic men lined...
by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Reuben has come home from New York. Catherine and Elmer have returned from Austin. And none of them found a home in those places. They aren’t actually relatives of mine, but they might as well be. They are characters in two of my novels. They have been a part of...
by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Josiah was eight years old when he became king of Israel. He is famous for being a great king who brought revival to the land. That part didn’t actually happen until he was twenty-six. But, some kind of foundation must have been laid in the eight-year-old that...
by Kathy Nickerson | Feb 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh sometimes get a bad rap. These are three of the people groups to whom God promised a special land back in the days of the Old Testament. He first made the promise to a man named Abraham. And God renewed the promise hundreds of years later...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
I got a ridiculous amount of sleep last night, and it was delicious. I’d tell you how many hours I visited dream land with Winken, Blinken, and Nod but those of you who are parents of small children or busy executives with breakfast meetings (or both) would just...
by Kathy Nickerson | Jan 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our granddaughter, Elena, attends kindergarten in a school dedicated to building character. The entryway is a small rotunda with words like faithfulness, honesty, and integrity circling the dome. It is impressive. She came home from school last week explaining this...