Monthly Archives: December 2014

Dear Reader: If we think back on our own childhood memories of Christmas morning…of all the mixed elements on this day of great anticipation for children everywhere…the element of Surprise is (and has always been) the key ingredient! As much … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Here are my “Three Wise Men” because I have learned more from each of them than  I ever knew before they existed. They have made me fall in love again with each of them. Powerful stuff! Today is … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: Every year, without fail, Christmas arrives with Honey bringing me the centerpiece “Apple Tree.” The smell from the apples and pineapple bring (for me) the scent of Christmas…the longer the centerpiece stays in place…the more the apples … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Because of the different roles that men and women play in any particular society…it is easy to lose sight of ourselves, isn’t it? For most of us the day will come when we wake up, look in the … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: I planted these three pink amaryllises a little over two weeks ago. They have all gotten the same amount of water and sunshine…yet the one in the middle is far ahead of the others in height and … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: “Happy Days are here again…my gloves and sleeve… just got in….Let us shout for joy from our “within”…Happy Days are here again.” “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth so I can wish you Merry … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: With all the planning and organizing that goes on at Christmas (like preparing for a military invasion of some sort) sometimes we can get “thrown” by the silliest things…like the unexpected guest or visitor who arrives unannounced. Finally…at … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: If this scene looks inviting to you…it was! This was the room where I told the story of “The Legend of the Palmetto Rose Cross” yesterday. Kay, the owner Baker’s Pond Nursery, has a gift for making everything … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Jake will turn three months on Christmas Eve and he is, not only waiting on Santa and his (sorta) birthday, but he is watching too. I love to sneak into Jake’s room and observe him staring at the … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: When Honey and I went to visit Spruce Pine, NC in January of 2009…the receptionist (at the school turned hotel where we stayed) upon hearing my story of our decision to follow the footsteps of Ruthie and … Continue reading →