When God Used A Painting Her father was diagnosed with kidney cancer. The news was crushing. A month later her husband was diagnosed with the same cancer. Sadly the disease progressed quickly and she lost both men within a few short weeks of each other. “Why God, why?” The question kept pounding through her thoughts. …
Cat in The Kitchen She was the cutest little kitten you have ever seen. Although she was of no intentional breeding her appearance was much like a Chocolate Point Himalayan. Priscilla, as we named her, came to live with us two weeks after we were married. She was our baby and because of the occasion, …
Cryptic Pregnancies & The Second Coming My husband rolls his eyes at us and thinks we’re crazy, but my oldest daughter and I both have a fascination with stories of women giving birth without even knowing they were pregnant. Maybe it’s partly envy not only did I know I was pregnant while I carried our …
It Is Better To Have Loved Four days ago I lost a dear friend. I had dared to open my heart knowing full well I was making myself vulnerable to loss. There was a time in my life when I had locked my heart up tight and tossed the key. The entrance wasn’t what I …
It Was The Moon That Woke Me Up Images flash across the television screen, brave people protesting for change. They tell of a corrupt government, people in another country treated worse than animals. Images of fire balls, of police with pistols shooting into the crowd. I find it hard to watch, my mind shoves it …
He Will Wipe the Tears From Our Eyes “Thump”, “thump”. I instantly had a stomach ache. I knew the familiar sound. I got up from my painting to check to see if the distracted birds survived flying into our window. My heart lightened as I found no evidence of injury or even worse, death. I …