There are so many fears that lurk about a mind. Talk to anyone and you’ll hear quite an assortment. There are the fears about death—death of a spouse, death of children, your own death. There are fears about ill health—yours, your spouse’s, your children’s, your parents’. There are fears about accidents. All of those just…
(Told from young Isaac Welsh’s point of view.) Grownups are just too serious. They should loosen up while dining like I do and use all their senses. Since some adults need to be instructed on how to relax, I have taken the liberty of giving you step by step instructions. One, after you get…
Scientist calls for boycott on paper blankets (Told from young Isaac Welsh’s point of view.) I was sent from heaven to earth as a kind of scientist. Scientists use their senses, and my particular specialty at the moment involves tasting. I take my work seriously, and if I am interrupted, I’m likely to let you…
(Told from young Isaac Welsh’s point of view.) For my first birthday, my parents gave me Pooh Bear sandals in hopes that I might enjoy wearing them. Mommy reasoned that perhaps I liked air on my toes and didn’t like tennis shoes and dress shoes because they were too confining, too stuffy. Well, she was…
Last year, after our first year of trying to raise a sequoia failed, my son, Nathanial, purchased five more trees (cypresses, redwoods, and a sequoia) for us to be responsible for. (See the September 16, 2016, blog, “Adopted Trees Take on Personalities”.) The weight of such responsibility can weigh heavy with life and death questions…
Last week, I talked briefly about the varied emotions that accompany loss of a job. This week, I want to offer some tips for slashing bills. When you have lost your job, you need to cut everything nonessential from your budget. This is what we did: 1. Eliminate garbage services and satellite/cable. Saying goodbye to…
Out of work, unemployed—that’s a scary place to be. My family and I have lived through that a few times. Even when your company tells you months in advance that they are downsizing, and you start taking steps to prepare, to protect yourself, living with that shadow over your head leaves a stricken place in…
“Hey, Mom, I have to write a paper about my name so I am wondering why you chose Isaac.” Such a simple question, but the answer included a story which I think surprised him. This assignment came a few weeks after our pastor talked about the name Isaac in one of his sermons. In the…
Are you a Mary or a Martha? I like to think I’m a little of both, but when reality pushes me, I have to admit that I am more of a Martha. I have my lists to check off. For holidays and days with company, there is a frenzy of cleaning, baking, and cooking going…
Do you enjoy historical fiction? Ever tried Biblical fiction? I discovered this new author through some book blurbs which interested me, and although I hadn’t read this genre before, I became hooked by these engaging stories. Connilyn Cossette weaves gripping tales set in Egypt prior to and soon after the Exodus with Moses. From the…