Although we’re hearing the dangers of sharing our information on various sites like Facebook, etc., I contend that there is also great benefit to be had from doing so, and I contend that research on the internet has many benefits.
Our small group at Covenant is studying the book of Hosea. In our first chapter time last Wednesday, we had many questions. I decided to do some “deep diving” to see what I could learn. It has been an interesting…..
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Sometimes it takes a new perspective to help us see clearly. I read a page in the April/May 2022 issue of Guidepost this morning. (That’s how far behind I am in what I consider to be “casual” reading…you know, the stuff that piles up while I’m doing the important reading for researching books, or doing…..
We’ve had a weekend of looking backward at notable events: 9/11 and the reign of Elizabeth II. Both are engrained in our minds for their import, and both mark days we will long remember because of the audacity of those who wish us harm, and our surprise by it and changes made to our way of life because of it,…..
We were stunned into silence as Space Coast Symphony Orchestra performed Kenneth Fuch’s “Falling Man” in last night’s concert. Today it will be performed again. I urge you to attend this afternoon’s concert in Vero Beach. It will be an experience you’ll never forget.
The written narrative by Don Delillo was sung to Fuch’s amazing Grammy Award winning music by Baritone Thomas Potter, Director of UCF Opera. These lines spoke to me as I watched the videotapes from the actual…..
Be strong and courageous!
Do not be afraid and do not panic before them.
For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you.
He will neither fail you nor abandon you.
Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT
No doubt about it. Perilous times seem always just around the corner if we are those who read signs, ponder statements, look at the stock market, listen to news commentators, or imagine the horrid things that can befall those close to us. Some…..
Yesterday, Ev and I watched a Hallmark movie set in the magnificent Yosemite Park. We saw the huge mountain settings, tall waterfalls, and were in awe of the massive rock sculptures and the comparative small people who tried to climb the rock formations.
Yesterday was also the anniversary of my mother’s death twenty-five years ago. I remember being overwhelmed by that fact, and that the world grieved that week for Mother Teresa and Princess Diana. Grief leaves a feeling of…..
I’m busy sketching out the next book in my Seashell Saga series. I’ve been rapid-reading the other two books in the series to capture details so I remember just how old the characters were and just what their experiences have taught them. I don’t want to contradict myself because I had forgotten some details.
Words matter.
I was dismayed as we listened to news broadcasts last evening after the President had given his “Unity” speech. It was anything but unifying……
Yesterday was liberation day for us. Ev and I finally declared ourselves sick and tired of being sick and tired following our two-week bout with Covid. My verse for the day, the one I began chapter one with for the twenty-ninth book I’ve begun was from 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 which says: “He who supplies seed to the sower and bread…..
I’ve written several stories and articles about Covid. This one is true experience.
Ev and I tested positive on Wednesday morning this week. We’d both had nagging coughs and extreme fatigue, and felt far from well. After a frantic whole-house search for the government-issued tests, we did the test and discovered what we already knew: we were positive for COVID-19 after avoiding it for two years.
I called our family doctor who prescribed Paxlovid for both of us. Here’s where…..
As an author and wordsmith, i take the topic of words very seriously. Yesterday’s sermon, well-delivered by Jerry Klemm at Covenant Church, we visited Proverbs and the extensive time Solomon gave to the topic of words, their impact, their importance, and our spiritual authenticity in choosing to use words carefully.
At the end of the service we sang a hymn I hadn’t sung in years, but memorized as a child. I was thrilled to know I didn’t need prompting to…..