A little over twenty years ago, when I was a lot younger (and a lot thinner), I went on a canoe trip down a river a few hours from my home. Midway through the trip, we stopped for a while, parked the canoe on the riverbank and waded in the water for a while. I […]
May I be honest with you, my friend? While Christmas is my absolute favorite time of the year, it is also one of the most difficult times of the year. I confess there are days that I struggle with an overwhelming bout of sadness. This year has been challenging, and I find myself weary from
When we came home from church one Sunday afternoon, we discovered that my Thanksgiving cactus had fallen from the shelf it had been sitting on. I was upset when I saw it and hurriedly put my purse and Bible bag inside so I could pick it up. I was dismayed to find that several branches
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I have mentioned before that since I live in an apartment, I do my best to grow a few vegetables in containers during the summer. I recently discovered a new plant growing beside one of my tomato plants. It was a tiny oak tree growing from an acorn likely buried by one of the squirrels
