Wide-eyed, we oohed and aahed at the lavish, colorful Christmas decorations in a restored hotel in honor of Christmas. The bright colors and large, impressive displays certainly put one in a festive mood. Carefully placed amid these lavish decorations, one stood out and anchored our thoughts on the real reason behind the joy of Christmas

This live nativity scene touched hearts in ways the static ones can’t. Complete with a white- gowned children’s chorus and live animals one could pet afterwards, the words of the full Bible story from the immaculate conception, including the journey to escape Herod, to the birth of Jesus  was outstanding. The presence of God was

Pollyanna, a book Eleanor H. Porter published way back in 1913, is about a young girl who learns to look for the good in everything. Whenever something happened that troubled, upset, or worried her, she looked for some beneficial aspect of the situation and said she was glad about that good part. This habit made

What a delightful experience we had at a high tea when our group traveled out of town to a fancy Hotel with elaborate Christmas decorations and tasty treats. But in God’s usual way, He provided even more blessings for us. That delightful tea party experience in a beautiful setting wasn’t the high light. One of

Thanksgiving was filled with three babies, a two-year-old as well as eight older children.  What fun. What noise. What a privilege to be with each one. How gratifying to see the levels of civilization played out right in front of us.  The babies cried at whatever displeased them. The two-year-old pouted. The 4-, 5-, and

The tree’s shape is perfect, and the leaves sport a gorgeous, bright orange. This tree stands out against its still green pine tree and magnolia companions. What a treat for the eyes! Each fall presents us with the colorful delight of trees exchanging their array of green leaves for a dramatic display in a range

The display of hanging papers was impressive in size and very attractive. When you examined it closely, the reason for its attraction was not because it was made up of especially surprising shapes. Very well-conceived, it was an attractive arrangement of ordinary shapes. Pleasing to the eye, some of the shapes were inter-connecting paper rings

We had to laugh when the first thing we saw displayed at a museum display of paper artwork was a display of common ordinary paper plates hung on a wall. Certainly, not what we were expecting. A closer look revealed that a series of well executed cuts and slashes created a picture that stood out

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