Paid

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.1 Peter 2:24This morning during Sunday school, one of my little S.S. boys asked me about the stamp on my hand. I told him that...

Fairs, Fears, & Twist Cones

Hubby, DS2, and I went to our county fair this afternoon. Stepping through the gate, I closed my eyes and savored the sensory overload. Screams from the midway mingled with the bands playing in the pavilion. Smells from the food vendors made my mouth water. The...

The next two weeks

When I was a child, my cousins and I walked home from the bus on the last day of school shouting the following:School’s out! School’s out!The teachers let the monkeys shout”No more homework! No more books! No more teachers’ dirty looks!”I...

Wondrous Things

Open my eyes that I may seewonderful things in your law. Psalm 119:18 NIVI used to be a morning person. Arise with the rooster. Get the day started. Now, I’m a hit-the-snooze-one-more-time person. I can’t claim to be a night person because by 10 pm, my body is ready...

Voices

4:18 am.Most people are sound asleep at that hour in the morning, unless they’re third-shifters or my brother-in-law. My alarm wasn’t set to go off for another hour and forty-two minutes. Too early to get up, so I pulled the sheet to my chin and rolled...

Perceptions

It’s Friday night and I’m lying on my bed, feet crossed, waiting for the new season of Monk to start. I’m chatting online with a good friend while reading a blog I enjoy. I commented to my friend that some of my writer friends write their blog posts...