A little girl was put on a train by her loving older brother. He promised that when she got to her destination he and her father would meet her and they would live in a new home where she would be very happy. Her brother kissed her and gave her into the care of two…
Hope on the Horizon
Hope is a powerful motivator. A close friend didn’t get the post-cancer surgery report we had hoped for. You can imagine my feelings when I got a text from her this week asking if I had a good book on Heaven. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized her wisdom…
Song of the Bluebirds
I was awakened early one morning recently by rustling sounds coming from the living room. Uh Oh. I immediately knew the source of the sound and I cringed. A couple of years ago we had heard the same sound. It turned out to be a bird stuck in the woodstove chimney pipe. That bird had…
Confidence
A father asked his beloved daughter to come and play her harp for him because he was sick and in great pain. He hoped her sweet music would calm his agitation. It pained her to see him in such agony and she would have rather shut herself in her room away from his suffering, but…
Gentle and Tender
Once upon a time, there was a flock of sheep. They lived in a dangerous place where wolves prowled and thieves stalked, but their shepherd was strong and alert and cared deeply for each of his sheep. One day he noticed that one was missing. There were only ninety-nine of his one hundred sheep within…
Comfort and Hope
Dear Husband and I had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend with our three oldest adult children and their families. (The younger three were prevented from joining us by the vicissitudes of life.) We enjoyed the grandchildren that could be with us. Watching them interact with each other was precious. Seeing how they have grown…