by Eileen Parsons | Mar 18, 2014 | Articles
Two more days until spring! Well, according to my calendar, that is. The weather most likely won’t pay attention. The days are getting longer and birdsong greets me earlier each morning, a sure sign that spring is on its way. Today, the sun is shining...
by Eileen Parsons | Feb 7, 2014 | Articles
It’s been a rotten day. Nothing truly terrible has happened – no illness, no catastrophes, no kids in jail (yet), no bodily harm has been inflicted (yet). It’s just been, well, rotten. It’s been one of those “all the little things have added up” sorts of days....
by Eileen Parsons | Dec 23, 2013 | Articles
What a beautiful night! The snow is falling softly outside, each flake drifting gently past the window. The lights sparkle brightly from the tree, reflecting off the little glass jewels that hang from each branch. Each child has an ornament for each year of his...
by Eileen Parsons | Dec 12, 2013 | Articles
“Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. Many who were rich put in much. Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which makes a quadrans. So He called His disciples to himself and said to them, ‘Assuredly, I...
by Eileen Parsons | Nov 20, 2013 | Articles
We Thank Thee By: Ralph Waldo Emerson (Stanza 3) For this new morning with its light, Father, we thank Thee. For rest and shelter of the night, Father, we thank Thee For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends, Father in heaven, we...