For the Birds

The sun was shining, and birdsongs filled the air. It was time to clean and refill bird feeders. Feeders attract birds I ordinarily wouldn’t see such as cedar waxwings, orioles, all kinds of woodpeckers, and more. Wild bird food can be slim pickings in early spring...

A Tale of Mama Cat and Chicky

We were swimming at a neighbor’s farm pond when we noticed one of his sons carrying something small, black, and fuzzy to the water’s edge. Naturally, we wanted to know what he had. It was a newly hatched bantam rooster. He was planning to drown the little chick....

Sonrise

My mother celebrated Easter in a big way. She could find parallels to the events of Easter at every turn. As soon as new Spring fabrics arrived, Mom would buy a bolt. During dark winter days, she sewed dresses and shirts for all 8 of her children and herself. While it...

What Do You Have?

The prophet’s widow didn’t have much, but she had her two sons—temporarily. Somewhere along the way her husband ran up a bill. Since she didn’t have any money, the creditor was coming to sell her sons as slaves. She appealed to Elisha for help. Elisha didn’t open his...

A Time for Everything

Solomon wrote general instructions for wise living, It is knowing what time it is so we can respond appropriately. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8—NIV a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down...