I was a young teen, bursting with questions about the God I was just discovering. George was a fireman and a man of faith attempting to explain the infinite to the few youth of our tiny church. The others accepted the beautiful truths they had been brought up in, but I, a new believer, had … Continue reading The Secret Things
Month: May 2025
A Gift Continually Unfolding
Every mother has been entrusted with a wonder. A mystery. A gift continually unfolding. Who will she be? you wonder, as she squirms and kicks inside you. Then you meet, and fall in love. Who will he be? you wonder, as his little personality begins to show itself, meek and easily contented, or fiery and … Continue reading A Gift Continually Unfolding
Return to Light
On May 4, 1945, the people of Denmark heard the joyous news that their long night of Nazi occupation had ended. For five terrible years, the occupiers had forbidden outside lights, and required Danes to hang blackout curtains in their homes. Those long, dark nights became synonymous with the cruel Nazi occupation of their homeland. … Continue reading Return to Light
A View of the Lake 