On average we spend our lives like this: 136 days of the year getting ready (for what, the experts don’t say!) 3 years of our life doing laundry. (Some of…
Published March 22nd, 2016 by Brenda Wood
There are days when we wonder how we can rejoice. This is my husband’s birthday and I find it to still be a touchy kind of day. Yet in spite…
Published March 21st, 2016 by Brenda Wood
The Bible lists lots of trained folks ranging from trained servants, to those trained for war, singing, engraving, and athletics. But we are also to train our children (Ephesians 6:4)…
Published March 20th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Matthew chapter 21 begins this way. And when they came near Jerusalem… Jesus sent two disciples on ahead. Saying, “Go into the village, you will find a donkey tied, and…
Published March 19th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Our farm house had an icky basement, dirt floor, exposed beams and drafty walls. We used it to store the jars of fruit and pickles I prepared over the summer.…
Published March 18th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Can you wiggle your ears? No, me neither. But my great-grandpa did, my Dad could, and now my grandson Dan does as well. It’s a family trait that we love.…
Published March 17th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Isn’t it funny how a holiday means one thing to you and another to me? The world calls this St. Patrick’s Day, but in my family, it was all about…
Published March 16th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
On March 16, 45 B.C., Julius Caesar defeated Pompeian forces. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the National Gallery of Art. Golda Meir became the first female Prime Minister…
Published March 15th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
The rust protection warranty on my car had a test drive today. The insurance company took a look and decided to fix the rusty bits on my car. However, it…
Published March 14th, 2016 by Brenda Wood
Folks like me, (that is to say, older) are used to store-bought sewing patterns printed on tissue paper. Things have changed! Are you anxious to make a dress, a pair…
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