I taught at Pacific Lutheran University for 35 years. A few years in, I committed myself to dedicate the first five minutes of each class to telling my students a story about God’s work in my life. I would tell my students that while the technical material we were going to cover in class is…
I will never forget this hiking experience in one of Florida’s scrub forests. We came upon a family of scrub jays. I had heard that, unlike most birds, they have very little fear of humans. That proved to be an understatement. Although we were out in the wild, they landed on our heads, hands, and…
On March 19th spring arrived, though signs had been appearing for some time. Daffodils and crocuses had already pushed up through last year’s fallen leaves and a lingering crust of snow. Tiny buds, pale green and pink, swelled at the branch tips. Robins hopped across lawns, pecking hopefully at winter-brown grass, while in the low…
Writing Books For Movies A number of years ago, my editor with Summerside contacted me, saying they were in desperate need of a book set in Sundance, Wyoming, for their <em>Love Finds You</em> line, and asked if I had sold one that I’d written yet. I said no, but my agent was shopping it as…
Cynthia battles the scourge of dandelions.
Sara Davison suggests where our focus should be in times of isolation and discouragement.
Everyone loves junk mail…said no one ever. Here’s a creative—although possibly illegal—way to deal with it. But if you don’t want to break the law, you might end up playing a game created because of said junk mail. Regardless, you might find that it’s not so bad after all.
[Janalyn Voigt] Tasting History
Ever taste history? What if I said that you probably have, and often? Most people don’t recognize when they bite into a sandwich that they are eating an ancient form of food popularized in 1762 by the Earl of Sandwich. A heavy gambler, he asked his cook to bring him a meal to eat without…
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