Defining Love

Defining Love

Love:  (Merriam-Webster definition) (1) :  strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (parental love for a child) (2) :  attraction based on sexual desire (3) :  affection based on admiration, benevolence or common interests (love for his old...
Letters to Daddy

Letters to Daddy

“My son, keep your father’s command, and do not forsake the law of your mother.  Bind them continually upon your heart.”  Proverbs 6:20 “Mom, what do I put on the envelope?”   Mom looked down at the letter in my hand and the blank envelope.  I had written several...
My Mother, My Friend

My Mother, My Friend

I have chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven, Cary Grant & Doris Day are on the television and my kitchen window is opened just enough to allow a chorus of bird-song in.  As I sip my afternoon coffee and wait for just the right time to take the cookies out, I...
Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

“If you could tell anyone or everyone – had the chance to tell the whole world if you wanted to – anything you wanted, what would you say?”   I don’t remember what I was watching or listening to when I heard that question asked.  I dismissed it when I first heard...
Sweet Friendship

Sweet Friendship

“The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.” Proverbs 27:9   It’s been a long month.  Correction – it’s been a long FEW months.  Life has certainly enjoyed tossing everything but the kitchen sink (the rest of the plumbing – yes. ...