I live in a privileged world. In my social circles, people are generally beautiful, highly educated, financially sound, physically healthy, and very well-connected. We have the ability to get most material items we want (homes, cars, expensive kitchen appliances…or whatever…),... Continue Reading →
What I Want to Write Today Something beautiful And poetic Something whimsical And pretty Something fluttery And happy Something to raise my mood And lighten my heart (And something Chocolatey would be nice too) Because life is hard The... Continue Reading →
Genesis chapter 2 starts off with God resting from His labors of creation. I didn’t really spend much time on this in my last post about Old Testament stories, but God's rest is an interesting way to start off the chapter that... Continue Reading →
Like millions of other people, I love Chip and Joanna Gaines. Their show on HGTV, "Fixer Upper," is one of the things I look forward to every week. In addition to how they bring beauty to the world through their... Continue Reading →
The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. ~ Psalm 23:1 There are no two ways about it: I’m an urbanite. I grew up in the city (mostly), went to college in the city, and have lived all my... Continue Reading →
As Fraulein Maria sings in The Sound of Music, "Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start! When you read, you begin with A B C." When you read the Bible, you start with Genesis 1. Cue the... Continue Reading →
But now this is what the LORD says, He who created you, o Jacob, He who formed you, o Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine.” ~ Isaiah 43:1 Standing... Continue Reading →
Stories. We love them! Some of us love to tell them, with exaggerated gestures and dramatic facial expressions. Others of us love to read them, the descriptive words washing over us to chill or gladden our hearts. Some of us... Continue Reading →
“I’d like to add some beauty to life,” said Anne dreamily. … “I think you’re fulfilling that ambition every day,” said Gilbert admiringly. And he was right. Anne was of one of the children of light by birthright. After she... Continue Reading →
Becca Hermes 