Posted in God thoughts, Travels on Jul 30th, 2010
I drove past the salt flats west of Salt Lake City yesterday afternoon, and crossed the line (and time zone) into Nevada last night. Casinos to the max—rippling, bright lights on every building, all night long. Dumped my holding tanks this morning, showered, and ready to head into the wilds of Nevada, aiming at Oregon.
As […]
Posted in God thoughts, Travels on Jul 28th, 2010
I got out of bed this morning and promptly rolled my pillows into the quilt—quite distressing to Sallie, my dog, who always goes back to bed after breakfast. I showered and put nothing away, instead tucking shampoo, rinse, brush, and so forth into my shower caddy for the RV. Sallie knows the signs, and is now […]
Posted in writing on Jul 23rd, 2010
{1} Living and Learning in God’s World, co-written by me and Cathy Howe, is now available! This little volume presents early school skills—letter recognition, letter sounds, rhymes, opposites, telling stories, counting, numbers, money, and body parts—in a Bible setting (A is for Adam … Jacob saw the angels going up and down the ladder … […]
Posted in Just thinking ... on Jul 16th, 2010
It’s too hot to think, or focus, or concentrate in any way. So I’m pulling books off the shelf almost at random—and just, therefore, re-read Mrs. Miniver.
My teenaged self wrote on the flyleaf, “Ends better than it begins.” I’m not so sure of that, though I kept reading partly because I was thinking surely something […]
Posted in Just thinking ..., God thoughts on Jul 4th, 2010
Stars and stripes on my porch,
pops and booms in the neighborhood,
wild barking from my dog,
trying to scare off the odd movement and scary noises.
But now, I am driving,
4th of July evening,
into a rainstorm.
The cracks and bangs are thunder;
the showy flashes are lightning,
oddly unaccompanied by oohs and ahhs.
East and […]