Rose

HEAVEN?

What will it be like? We don’t see things clearly. We’re “squinting in a fog, peering through a mist.”(1 Cor. 13 MSG) There is a …

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FEBRUARY PERKS

Looks like we are 1/4 of the way through this pivotal month, with twilights stretching out and a warm breeze now and then. The Finnish …

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THE POWER OF WORDS

Dashing into the store for a bottle of canola oil (just had to grab it for a favorite cookie recipe) I was stopped in my …

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SURVIVING JANUARY

As of today, we are halfway through this interminable month.  Is it really true that January has only 31 days? The holidays blurred by, a …

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VIRGINIA SNOWSTORM

“We hardly ever get much snow down here”, they told us. Well, look out the window! Will we be blamed for bringing it with us …

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VIRGINIA SNOWSTORM

“We hardly ever get much snow down here”, they told us. Well, look out the window! Will we be blamed for bringing it with us …

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LOOK FOR THE GIFTS

It takes me a minute to recognize her. Every trace of her bright blonde hair has been robbed by the chemo. Still, the smile is …

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THE APRON

My grandmothers wore aprons. My mother wore aprons. My mother in law considered them to be an integral part of kitchen wear. They adorned clotheslines …

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DRUG STORE CHRISTMAS

It was Christmas Eve and I was crying. Hard. The u.s. Navy had moved us thousands of.miles away from our families to the tip of …

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