The Hostess Has Hives

The Hostess Has Hives

Aunt Linda is the sort of woman who puts fear in the heart of every introverted woman married to a soldier.  Why?  Because Aunt Linda set the standard as the consummate military wife for twenty years.   She loved the adventure of changing stations, meeting new people,...
The Hostess Has Hives

Storm Predictions

Call me a doubting Thomas, but I never believe Colorado’s weathermen. The Farmer’s Almanac, my son’s makeshift barometer, and grandma’s arthritic fingers all prove more accurate than local predictions. Fortunately, God’s word is far more reliable and trustworthy than...
The Hostess Has Hives

The Sheep Rescuer

  As a teen, I was always offended when my mother asked one of her favorite questions–Would you jump off a cliff if your friends asked you to?  If I had answered  honestly, I might have said, “Yes.”  Like most young people, I wanted to be accepted,...

Junk in the Trunk

A glance at the car parked next to mine quickly turned to unmannerly gawking when I noticed the condition of the vehicle.  Every visible space–except the driver’s seat–was crammed with fastfood wrappers, boxes, and cups.  The front seat?  Full of...

Alone on Patmos

“What is your Patmos?”, the speaker asked.  I sat in the audience, thinking of the apostle John–a man from Jesus’ inner circle who was exiled to this tiny island because of his allegience to Christ.  If the disciple “who Jesus...