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...
Dec 11, 2017Salvation Army Saved UsMy mother left when I was 14. Daddy sat on the floor in a corner. He drank too much. But I had my six brothers and my five sisters. As...
Sep 10, 2017Seeking SafetyI live in the Ozarks of Arkansas, but my thoughts and prayers have been in Montana and Florida this week. Before that, they were in Texas...
May 8, 2017A LetterDear Flood Victims, As I look at the photos on the internet of Northeast Arkansas, my jaw drops and tears well in my eyes. I’ve seen...
Apr 17, 2017SistersAre there rules for a blog? I don’t know. If rigid rules exist, I’m probably breaking one right here and now. (Are there blog police? Am...
Mar 20, 2017Hard Things HappenCrosses. My husband made me a wooden one. It hangs on a wall. I wear a silver one around my neck. I hear people say, “That’s my cross to...
Dec 12, 2016Fa-la-la-la-la, la, la, la, laGod blessed me with lots of brothers and sisters. They came in every shape and variety. I’m the oldest girl, second child. I grew up...