The Easter season for me every year is a time of serious reflection as it was on Easter Sunday in 1999 that my husband at age fifty-two passed from this life into the next. Our three young adult children and I didn't see his death coming until there was a crisis moment when he ended … Continue reading Holy Ground: Hope & Encouragement on this Easter weekend
We all find ourselves suddenly thrust into darkness at some point: the home electricity goes out, our road trip is taking longer than anticipated, or more seriously, our close friend or family member has been snatched by death. A physical source of light can brighten the darkness in many instances. However, when a shroud covers … Continue reading Finding Our Way Out of Darkness
In sewing if you have a garment, household item, or something else made of a sewable material and it develops a hole--you'd better mend it quickly before the hole gets any bigger! You may have heard the saying, "A stitch in time saves nine." Beyond its literal meaning this quote advises us that our delay … Continue reading A Timely Stitch
For someone needing comfort from pain or for someone needing a friend, the words and music of American folk-rock artists Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water evoke calmness and a soothing balm. "When you're weary" . . . "like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down." … Continue reading Like a Bridge Over Troubled Water
"The Hole in My Heart" Poem by Connie Carlisle Polley The hole in my heart will never be filled Yet someday will be not so deep, not so fresh. Someday my body’s shivering deep chill With returning embrace and kiss will be met. So I’ll not lose hope even though I weep. Goodness will help … Continue reading The Hole in My Heart — a poem by Connie Carlisle Polley
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