The Willow Tree I think a parable is like a window; it helps me see out and recognize something that has been blocked from my view. Sometimes a parable is a...
Author - Andrea Kidd
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ROCK, WATER, SPIRIT “Look! You can see Neptune!” exclaimed Travis. “Where? Let me look!” Travis moved aside and let Natalie peer into the eyepiece. “What’s it...
Gentle with Nanny “Gentle with Nanny’s plant!” said my daughter gently to my little granddaughter, “It’s alive! It wants to live.” “Never mind,” I said as a...
Meek as a Mouse As meek as a mouse! Where did that saying come from? Mice are not meek! A mouse will fight for its life! It might be small, but it is not weak...
Ilse Ilse sat quietly gazing out of the window on to Main Street, waiting for the girl to bring her chicken with mashed potatoes. “Is there anything else you...
I Can’t See! I went out onto the deck with my granddaughter. She held my little finger as she toddled along beside me. As she posted stones through the...
Shelter Shelter provides respite from pressure. Some pressure comes from outside; from others. Some pressure comes from inside; from unreasonable or...
Tax Time I have a friend who begins to get excited at this time of year. It’s because Income Tax time is drawing near. There’s a sparkle in her eye and...
We live in a time of war. The war is against an unseen enemy; against beings that can take our lives, or leave us with physical debilitations. The war is not...
Waiting…Waiting…Waiting… In the doctor’s waiting room I glance at other “waiters”. We are all waiting for that call: our name. I notice a...
