The piñatas that hung from the ceiling in our local museum brought smiles of delight. What unusual, intriguing paper containers! The mere idea of using a stick to break open such charming creations is appalling even if it were to contained candy. Hanging at attractive angles, these paper sculptures conveyed whimsy that made us laugh

Cell phones, and other fact-finding technical methods can provide almost any type of knowledge we want. Technical advances have made such things as encyclopedias nearly obsolete. Finding the answer to questions can be easily and quickly done on our phones and computers. So, the series of big, thick books called encyclopedias which contain great quantities

Who would have guessed all the remarkable things artistic brains can manage to make from paper? Our little group went from one museum display to the next amazed by the remarkable creations. One was a giant model of a wasp nest created by Samuelle Green. After walking around the outside, we could enter it because

Grandpa crawled and climbed around the attractive playground behind his 11-month-old grandson. He ensured the boy’s safety while the little one enjoyed the combinations of slides and ladders and other attractions on the clever steel apparatus built to look like a ship. Grandma was at the bottom of each slide to meet the little one

Hugs abounded. It felt so good to be within touching distance again. Squeals rang through the house at the delight of seeing people after long separations. Non-stop conversation helped catch up after long absences. Seeing family or friends we haven’t seen in a long time brings a special depth of joy. God can use a

An unplanned, unexpected need for a hospital far from home demonstrated what wonderful blessings our country has scattered around our nation. A well-functioning medical team can bring doctors, nurses, technicians, and janitors together to reassure, to discern, to diagnose and remedy what is awry and safely send off a patient to their miles away home

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement An Amazing Climbing Tower The brightly lighted colors of the plastic “tree” beckoned children to come climb. Contrary to real trees, this tall apparatus was a safe, easy climb. The little ones scampered from one big, curved plastic leaf to the next until the next thing they knew, they

We don’t always keep our eyes on this goal of good, gracious sportsmanship, but learning to be a good sport is the most important result we need to see from any of our competitive activities. Truthfully, that’s not always foremost in our minds in a competitive situation. One does not grow into a good sport

Mary’s Monday Musings to Quilt Encouragement Bull Dog With a plop, the lively five-year-old set down the large bulldog on Grandpa’s lap, giving Grandpops the privilege of taking care of the new stuffed toy while the little owner trotted off for another attractive pursuit. Periodically, she wandered back to make sure Grandpa was paying attention

We were in for a treat—the opportunity to play miniature golf with some of our great grandchildren. Since we were several years past having a golf club putter in our hands, we were not serious competition and couldn’t possibly make anyone feel overly competitive. Between a water trap that was more fun to splash in