Monthly Archives: November, 2014
June 15, 1215
Originally posted on The Shepherd's Presence:
Today I read a facebook post from World Atlas regarding the history of the Magna Carta. It was on June 15, 1215, that Barons in England posed the document on England’s King John that he could no longer live above the law. Regretfully, Pope Innocent III told him…
Observing Hank Hamster
Originally posted on The Shepherd's Presence:
After hamster sitting Jack Hamster for my grandson, I decided to get one of my own. Meet Hank! I suppose this will be the first of many posts about Hank. He is just a baby and he has absolutely no compunction about letting me know that I am…
Others May, You Cannot
Others May, You Cannot If God has called you to be really like Jesus He will draw you into a life of crucifixion and humility and put upon you such demands of obedience that you will not be able to follow other people, or measure yourself by other Christians, and in many ways He will …
Watching out for Others
Saturday a crew of family members descended on my yard with rakes and leaf blowers to take care of leaves and gutters. My work ethic told me I just had to get out there and help, and I had already accomplished more than half of my front yard by myself. While I am able, I …
Granny, Afghans, and the Gift of Giving
Here’s just a personal glimpse of memories of my mother. It isn’t necessarily inspirational as my aim. It is just sharing a piece of my mom and me. I am putting together some family treasures into the hope chest that once was hers and now is mine. I couldn’t resist writing a little slip of …
Wonderland Creek (a book review)
Wonderland Creek is written by Lynn Austin and copyrighted in 2011. It is published in both paper and ink, and electronic readers by Bethany House Publishers. It is 358 pages long. Austin writes historical fiction very capably. I am no stranger to her books. This book has a setting in Kentucky in 1936 and wonderfully …
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