People can be confusing. So can understanding scripture. I recently heard someone share their understanding of a passage of scripture. This is kind of a touchy subject, and…. I don’t want to get into the part about interpreting scripture. What…
Read MoreOne year, almost to the day, since I have written a blog post. How have 365 days gone by without me really noticing? What proof do we have of change, growth and purpose in those 52 weeks? Has nothing happened that…
Read MoreGod Smacked!
Long ago and far away, I found myself cleaving to my husband in the midst of a very rocky sea. We were just shy of 10 years married, had 3 beautiful children, many wonderful friends and a very aggressive church…
Read MoreMake a Memory
Family. Grilling. Swimming. Parades. Fireworks. This is what 4th of July is made of – right? Well – we all make sure to (and I believe it is mostly heartfelt, so I am not criticizing) make a statement on…
Read MoreThe Holly Hobbie Purse
Every time I clean my house, I dust a “trinket” that sits on the floor of my livingroom – a wooden, octagon, decoupaged purse. The decoupage is of Holly Hobbie. I made this purse sometime late 1960’s or early 1970’s….
Read MoreOpen your eyes and raise your hand…..
There are these “things” – these “practices” in the church that really are a conundrum for me. I can’t seem to make them make sense. Some of that may be due to my own disobedience – and right now I…
Read MoreChristians at the Buffet
Listening to a popular speaker this week on my drive to work, he shared a startling – but not surprising – percentage. He said that Americans, being the richest people in our world today are also very poor givers. Not…
Read MoreThe Difficulties of Mother’s Day
May. This is a month of many celebrations – high school graduations,college graduations, Memorial Day ….. MOTHER’S DAY. I have a love – hate relationship with this day – Mother’s Day. I love this day because it reminds me…
Read MoreLetters from the past – the final installment
By 1892, the Brooklyn Dorrell’s are living on Carleton Street (mom, dad and 2 sons) in the same home as Mrs. Dorrell’s (Maggie) parents and one of her sisters. A.E.W. Dorrell appears to have continued to work in the shoe…
Read MoreLetters from the past – continued
The census in England is a strange thing. The question that was asked when taking the census was “who slept here last night?”. As you can well imagine, this information can lead researchers on a wild goose chase, when what…
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