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Feasting on Fresh Bread

In her early married years, my sister Susan and her husband arrived as I removed two hot, crusty loaves of bread from the oven. They had never heard of the easy French bread made in a one-quart casserole dish. Today I smile as I remember how they stood at my stove top, cutting thick slices of fresh bread while devouring an entire loaf! Yes, yeast used to make homemade bread is good, but there is… Read More

A Prayer Not Forgotten

"Beth, you're going blind." My optometrist's words sank like a stone in my seventeen-year-old heart. He must have caught my utter dismay because he quickly went on. "Don't worry. We may be able to stop, even reverse your condition a little, with something new." The "something new" he referred to were contact lenses. My heart sank further. How could a high school senior afford anything that cost the equivalent of a college semester's tuition? My… Read More

Quick to Forgive?

I sat on the back porch steps, observing my six-year-old granddaughter attempt to teach the game of Frisbee to her deaf playmate. She launched her new toy through the air. “Come on, Anthony. You can do it!” Anthony shook his head. Kyra coaxed until he tried and succeeded. In his excitment, he hugged the yellow toy and refused to return it. Kyra begged, but he laughed, playfully holding it just out of reach. Bursting into… Read More

The Last Supper

Jesus looked around the Upper Room where he and his disciples had gathered to eat their Passover supper. Though they were unaware, he knew his time was near. Within hours, he would hang on a cross, dying an excruciating death for the sins of all mankind. On the third day, he would come gloriously back to life. His gaze found  Thomas who would doubt him, Peter who would deny knowing him, Judas who would sell… Read More