Sometimes I know just what gift to buy, but more often than not I whiffed on gifts for Shawn in our early years together. One Christmas, and this is a true story, I was certain I had the perfect gift identified. I had watched as she painstakingly used pruners to shape the azaleas in front […]
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Category: God
My God is so big and so wonderful. How can I not write about Him and share Him with my readers. Over time many of these articles will migrate into the Glimpses of God category and my book of the same name progresses.
God is Light
“This Little Light of Mine” stands out as a great song. In one ministry Shawn and I invested our Sunday mornings in a room filled with children eager to learn something new from God’s Word, and that song held an honored spot near the top of the favorites list during our praise time. All those […]
God’s Ironclad Guarantee
Where can I find an iron clad guarantee? Sears and Craftsman In 2023, Sears, the retail giant of days gone by, closed its last brick and mortar store in North Carolina. Wikipedia reports: “As of December 2024, there were eight Sears stores remaining, with seven in the mainland U.S. and one location in the U.S. […]
God Loves Sprinkles
Did you know that God loves sprinkles? Very near to our home sits the North Carolina State Howling Cow Dairy Education Center and Creamery. We catch the unmistakable aroma of cows as we drive through the fields to our home, and, on many mornings in the garden, the breeze treats me to the same experience. […]
The Unknown Camellia
Shawn and I were invited to accompany some extraordinary gardeners to a nursery open house where we enjoyed free access to roam the plant houses and choose our favorites. The nursery, Camellia Forest Nursery, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the source for all things camellia. While its sales are mostly online, the nursery holds […]
Pay Attention to the Verbs
My heart hurts for people who believe that the world just happened. Society has matured, many think, to advance beyond the need to believe in a Creator. Through science we will eventually, they posit, explain everything and master our environment while bending it to shape our will. And we can do it all without the […]