“. . . and turn, and I would heal them.” -John 12:40b (ESV)   Dear Sonya, remember being in school and having to take a test? Would you please fill in the blanks? A Creative Exercise for a Writer It’s OK to be imaginative, like a creative writer. August: Hi April. How are you? Just … Continue reading “And Turn, and I Would Heal Them” →

Tuesday, April 9, 2019. 8:47 AM. 500 miles - Peter, Paul and Mary [Original Audio] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADN1lLEp3H0   The Highwaymen - Michael (Row The Boat Ashore) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRv-fgfLFTk   The Seekers - Kumbaya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYJMtn6IJeE   "A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a … Continue reading Thank You, Lord, for all the beautiful love songs and hymns that have sweetly “(t)ouched” my heart. →

May the Lord Jesus Christ protect me. Saturday, April 6, 2019. 12:00 AM  -Midnight. “What Now My Love” Tuesday, April 2, 2019. 11:08 PM Hi Sonya. Was just thinking of you as I was washing my dishes. I was having an “internal conversation” with you. Just a little while ago I published something new on … Continue reading “An Internal Conversation” →

Tuesday, April 2, 2019. 9:59 PM. “Don’t Worry About It” Was just having some thoughts while brushing my teeth . . . It’s a good time to think while brushing my teeth. [Who wants to be thinking of teeth while brushing your teeth?] So, I was remembering being told so many times in life, “Don’t … Continue reading “Don’t Worry About It” →

Saturday, March 23, 2019. 8:09 A.M. The March wind is blowing The buds are beginning to swell Soon the leaves will be turning green And on my mind is Sonya Jeanne. Dear Sandy, I’d rather spell your name Sandra . . . if you will forgive me. It sounds more respectable. More like addressing a … Continue reading “The March Wind Is Blowing” →

Friday, March 8, 2019. 10:41 PM. The Insect It was the first week of March of this year—about 4 days ago. Went out on my porch to see something with my binoculars. It was cold, so didn’t stay out there for more than a minute. After coming inside again, I was at the kitchen sink … Continue reading “The Insect” →

Thursday, March 7, 2019. 10:09 PM. "An Open Door" [Reminiscent of Revelation 3:8]. Had a Momentary Dream This Afternoon as I Lay Napping. The dream occurred just as I was waking up. I was in my apartment. And in the dream, there was a next-door neighbor. Her apartment door, in the dream, was in my … Continue reading “An Open Door” →

  Saturday, February 23,  2019. 1:44 PM. Memories of a Mysterious Moment With a Young Lady It was about 1968. I was in High School. Actually, I had just walked out of the mental health center on Hamlet Avenue near our high school. It was about 3:00 PM. Once every two weeks I got out … Continue reading “Memories of a Mysterious Moment With a Young Lady” →

Thursday, February 21, 2019. 11:32 PM. “Beware of the Leaven” “In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, ‘Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be … Continue reading “Beware of the Leaven . . . “ →

    Monday, February 4th 2019. 7:34 AM “Who Is This King of Glory?” * “A Few Good Men” Yes, it was the title of a movie. And a famous line in that movie is: “You Can’t Handle the Truth!” Well, how many men and women can handle this truth: Jesus Christ And this Truth … Continue reading “Who Is This King of Glory?” →