by Eileen Parsons | Nov 9, 2018 | Articles
Thunder rumbles in the distance. Lightening streaks across the sky. The wind sweeps in, twisting the tree limbs, shaking the few remaining leaves to the ground. Within seconds, snow and sleet are pelting the windows. It doesn’t take long for the ground to change...
by Eileen Parsons | Feb 8, 2018 | Articles
“You have put gladness in my heart…” Psalm 4:7a It’s snowing – again – still – as usual (for this time of the year). It would be pretty if we hadn’t already seen 250” of snowfall this season. After a time, you feel claustrophobic and restless. Each...
by Eileen Parsons | Dec 25, 2017 | Articles
Snow blankets the yard. Icicles hang down from the roof. Lights twinkle in windows; carols are sung on nearly every radio station. Trees are decorated, packages are wrapped. Soon colorful wrapping and bright bows will cover the space under the tree. I will spend...
by Eileen Parsons | Nov 24, 2016 | Articles
Ribbons of sunlight and slight patches of blue push through the clouds. Gray skies, gusting winds, freezing temperatures, and steady, blowing snow have held me hostage. Nearly four feet of snow fell in less than 48 hours. The calendar may still say “Autumn,” but...
by Eileen Parsons | Feb 26, 2015 | Articles
It’s been a weird day. Snow squalls kept me trapped in the house (That isn’t the weird part. It’s February in Upstate New York. That’s pretty much the norm.), unable to spend the day at the church working on the bulletin, a task I enjoy on a weekly basis. The wind...
