Monthly Archives: March 2016

This fancy dish has been in Anna Ruth’s family for a long time. We thought it would make a nice jelly bean dish.  Have several!!

“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’” ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. … Continue reading →

Our grandson Jody, now a full member of the Bar, visited us yesterday in his short break from community service he is now doing in Colombia in South America, a six-month stint before he begins working for a Judge in … Continue reading →

Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry.  Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to … Continue reading →

Our trusty Avalon has surpassed 300,000 miles!  Almost 20 years old. We had our Buick Le Sabre 326,000 miles before we gave it to Salvation Army. We are so thankful that they make cars to last these days.

Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “My house will be called … Continue reading →

For me, spring time, Easter and the Resurrection of Christ just seem to go with the solid beauty of the ordinary, extraordinary daffodil. An explosion of life?  A bugle announcing the New Day in Christ?  An invitation to pause and … Continue reading →

Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.  As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”  They replied, “The Lord needs it.”  They brought it … Continue reading →

It was about this time last year when dear Anna Ruth slipped on a spot of butter on the kitchen floor, fell and broke her arm. Here is the brace she wore for quite some time.  A reminder of God’s … Continue reading →

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.  Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. Isaiah 55:6, … Continue reading →