by Eileen Parsons | Mar 9, 2024 | Articles
Darkness. In the abyss, trying to claw my way out, but I don’t know how. The hook sinks into the space between my lower ribs, the fluttering warning begins, and the hook sinks deeper, dragging me further into the hole. My heart starts racing, my breaths become...
by Eileen Parsons | Jun 8, 2021 | Articles
Several months ago, I started an article about the December 21, 2020 conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. I never finished the article, and today, I went back and re-read what I had written: I’ve read articles about the celestial event, and watched the sky all...
by Eileen Parsons | Apr 2, 2021 | Articles
During my morning Bible reading and prayer time, I like to listen to instrumental worship music. I’m less likely to be distracted by what’s going on in another part of the house if I have music in the background. My favorites are on some of the YouTube channels. ...
by Eileen Parsons | Jul 14, 2020 | Articles
Have you ever looked at the membranes in a dragonfly’s wings? Or noticed the tiny fibers along the edge of the wings of a moth? How about the powdery dust that coats a lily’s stamens, or the veins that run through a maple leaf? I’m fascinated by these tiny...
by Eileen Parsons | Dec 7, 2018 | Articles
It’s less than three weeks until Christmas. The shops and markets have had their decorations up for weeks, radio stations have been playing Christmas carols since before Thanksgiving. I love Christmas, but sometimes we get bombarded with too much too soon, and the...