Fake—not genuine, counterfeit, forged
Fake as a Faux Fur Throw The label clearly stated the fake: Faux Fur Throw, a gift that Keith and I received for Christmas. The throw made no apologies for being man-made, synthetic, and artificial, pseudo, simulated, a mock blanket. Not genuine. And one of the...
Three then two and now only one
“She makes snow angels,” Keith said to the vet and her assistant as he fed liver treats one after another to our Freya dog. "We call her our Iditarod dog because of her love of snow." Keith spoke about her amazing intelligence—she understood almost everything we...
To receive is less blessed and not easy to do
One of the benefits of responding to writing prompts is the opportunity to explore a topic you might not necessarily engage with otherwise but one that provides insight, in this case, to receive. As Paul bid farewell to the Ephesians, he said, “Now I commit you to...
What do we mean when we say the word epiphany?
Yesterday at church, we celebrated Epiphany, a commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. The Magi were the “three kings” who came from the east, following the star and bringing gifts of gold, frankincense and...
I’ve got peace like a river in my soul
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness… Galatians 5:22 NIV At church yesterday, the choir was scheduled to sing “Let there be peace on earth with I’ve got peace like a river,” arranged by Douglas E. Wagner....
If we make it through December
December was going along fine. The old Subaru passed inspection so we could give the car to our son Alex, a friend launched her first book, I got a good report from the ophthalmologist and not one but two book offers, and we bought a new Subaru. And Santa...