The Bears are Back!

  Mama has returned. And once again, she’s given birth to three adorable cubs. They’re about the size of a cat and one is a major squaller. My husband was treated to seeing the squaller climb HIGH into a tree in back of our house. He refused to come...

Communion in the Round

We might have been uneasy if we’d known what was in store that Good Friday. The church service followed Christ’s last hours before his crucifixion. From his plans for the Passover meal to his final words this side of Heaven, the service was laid out for...

An Easter Poem

O FOR A TONGUE TO SING I cannot sing. “Not your gift,” My grandmother would say. Oh, but the group up front. “Joyful, joyful,” they sing and “fall on your knees.” And I would if not for the stir it would cause. My knees itch to touch the floor, to bend in deference to...

Maundy Thursday . . . How Will You Serve?

Maundy Thursday probably isn’t at the top of anyone’s favorite holidays list. Most years the Thursday before Easter likely slips right on by without being marked in any significant way. So I’m encouraging you to stop a moment and think about how you...