The Lesson of the Christmas Lights
Some people go all out when decorating for Christmas. Twinkling lights outline their houses and garages, regal sparkles adorn the shrubbery—even their driveways illuminate the night like miniature runways. What a cheerful gift to share! Those shining lights proclaim to visitors, “We love Christmas!” As I hum one of my favorite songs, This Little Light […]
Testing the Roots
In the sister blog to NicholsNotes, GodPlantedAGarden.com, I recently posted an article describing the massive root structure supporting the poplar tree towering over my front yard. The tree’s nature to expand drove it to extend radially into the lawn and surrounding gardens. The roots gave the tree a solid foundation but destroyed other plantings in […]
Follow the Blazes
My childhood ramblings in the hills of West Virginia instilled in me the joy of hiking. Grandpa Miller’s place near Harrison offered challenging paths, and he always found time to lead the column into the woods as I brandished my walking stick and tried to keep up. My home on Angel Fork, surrounded by woods […]
The Home Defense Broom
I never expected danger on my way to load the car that morning. Hurricane Florence left us soaked but otherwise unharmed. Shawn’s place of employment closed due to the hurricane, and she planned ahead by bringing inventory home to package. When the office reopened she carefully stowed each box in a trash bag to shield […]
Look Behind You
Asaph spun his wheels in a ditch overflowing with discouragement, and the nauseating gasses of doubt filled his nostrils. Pain and anguish clouded his outlook, and his faith took a direct hit. In the swirl of my own adversity I smacked into his Psalm, #77. Can I learn anything from this man and the words […]
How do you study the Bible?
My granddaughter, Fern, recently joined her mom and Grandma for a celebration at a gourmet cupcake shop. As I thumbed through Grandma’s pictures I saw genuine cupcake zeal on that two-year-old face. And I recognized it as the zeal that should mark our attitude toward the Bible and the hard but necessary work of studying […]