ChristmasDear Friends, I am listening to Christmas music. Why? To get myself more and more awake to the true meaning of Christmas. Maybe I’m...
BootsGod is in front of us like a boulder in the middle of the highway. Do I usually see and recognize His plan? No, I do not. My husband and...
SighingSome of us do this thing when life is hard and there’s nothing we can do about it. For whatever it’s worth, I, Pat Durmon and retired...
Prayer ListThe list from my church grows longer and longer. That’s where I see names of those to be prayed for in this tangled world with its...
My Foe Is MeI’m okay with the earth sleeping in the winter. I can take a break from foliage, petals, colors, but when the skies stay gray day after...
Centered and SureLast week I sat in front of the laptop, glancing out a window to the side yard. Cloud-hooded day. Redbirds and finches overwhelmed the...
Climbing UpwardOn my way to town, I drive past houses where smoke from chimneys curls upward. It’s comforting to watch the updraft. I suddenly recall...
Giving Thanks in the Midst of SmokeI am blessed to know a woman with the attitude of gratitude. Her name is Mary Kathryn Marcom. She lives north of San Francisco where...
Like a Jigsaw PuzzleSweater weather. Friday afternoon: I arrive at the Mennonite Fellowship Building located behind the church, beside the creek. Laughter. I...
So It’s October AgainIt’s time for lines, crowds, waves of pink to ripple across the river bridge into downtown Little Rock. I’ve walked behind others dressed...