Heaven Is? How would you complete that sentence? Most of us have very different views about heaven. Many people don’t even believe there is a place called heaven. They believe you are born; you make the most of the cards dealt to you, and then comes nothing. How sad! Most believe there is some form… Read More »

Rock of Ages Rock of Ages is a hymn that brings back memories from my childhood. My family attended weekly services at a Methodist Church. We sang the “old hymns” every week. Rock of Ages became a family favorite. When both my parents passed away, this hymn was sung at both of their funerals. During… Read More »

A Hungry Turkey I was walking by my living room window one morning and saw a large flock of turkey under my bird feeders. The ground was covered with frozen, packed down snow, but it didn’t stop the turkey from trying to get food. I have never seen turkey scratch so hard before to get… Read More »

Polished Stones Pastor Paul has a wonderful hobby that I wasn’t aware of until this past year when I spent time with Monika and Pastor Paul at their home. As I looked inside a large glass-top table, there were many polished stones. I had never seen anything so beautiful! In Pastor Paul’s travels, he has… Read More »

The Crabapple Tree Outside the front entrance of our church there is this crabapple tree. In the spring there are thousands of white blooms which add beauty to the landscape. Bees and bugs are busy pollinating all the blossoms. In the fall the tree is filled with thousands of small crabapples. Without exception, come spring,… Read More »

The Unexpected Years ago, I rented office space from an auction house. They held monthly auctions and over the years accumulated, “stuff.” Well one day I had to go down into the basement of the building. I had never gone down the basement steps before, but everything looked normal. I turned on the lights, walked… Read More »

Don’t Turn Your Back Yesterday we had high winds and lots of snow. There were moments when it was near white-out conditions outside our house. We feed the birds on our deck. It is very relaxing watching the Slate Colored Juncos, the Cardinals, Morning Doves, and our one Downy woodpecker enjoy eating as we do… Read More »

Letters From My Children To: Theresa Arts, From: Joseph To my loving mother, At work several years ago, I was hand trimming stones with a hammer and chisel. I was listening to the radio when a song by the “News Boys,” began playing. Our Heavenly Father touched my heart as I listened to the verse.… Read More »

A Spring Cleaning Home and Heart As the days of March grow longer and warmer, the snow we Wisconsinites have been blessed with melts to show the blades of grass gradually changing to hues of green. Warming temperatures bring Spring rains. Soon we see the first flowers popping up from the thawing ground. All our… Read More »

Problems! – What Problem? When my son and I were building a cedar strip canoe we encountered many problems. Why? We had never built a 17-foot canoe out of narrow strips of cedar. Every stage of the project was a “problem.” Do you build it from the top down or the bottom up? What kind… Read More »