Dec 23, 2019ChristmasDear Friends, I am listening to Christmas music. Why? To get myself more and more awake to the true meaning of Christmas. Maybe I’m...
Dec 16, 2019BootsGod is in front of us like a boulder in the middle of the highway. Do I usually see and recognize His plan? No, I do not. My husband and...
Dec 2, 2019SighingSome of us do this thing when life is hard and there’s nothing we can do about it. For whatever it’s worth, I, Pat Durmon and retired...
Feb 18, 2019Prayer ListThe list from my church grows longer and longer. That’s where I see names of those to be prayed for in this tangled world with its...
Jan 28, 2019My Foe Is MeI’m okay with the earth sleeping in the winter. I can take a break from foliage, petals, colors, but when the skies stay gray day after...
Jan 21, 2019Centered and SureLast week I sat in front of the laptop, glancing out a window to the side yard. Cloud-hooded day. Redbirds and finches overwhelmed the...
Dec 31, 2018Climbing UpwardOn my way to town, I drive past houses where smoke from chimneys curls upward. It’s comforting to watch the updraft. I suddenly recall...
Nov 19, 2018Giving Thanks in the Midst of SmokeI am blessed to know a woman with the attitude of gratitude. Her name is Mary Kathryn Marcom. She lives north of San Francisco where...
Oct 29, 2018Like a Jigsaw PuzzleSweater weather. Friday afternoon: I arrive at the Mennonite Fellowship Building located behind the church, beside the creek. Laughter. I...
Oct 15, 2018So It’s October AgainIt’s time for lines, crowds, waves of pink to ripple across the river bridge into downtown Little Rock. I’ve walked behind others dressed...