Autumn arrives at early morning, but spring at the close of winter day. –Elizabeth Browning Autumn arrived some weeks ago in Texas. But it was not much to see. It was something to feel. And yes just like the quote, it came at early morning–the brisk air, the slant of light, the spark of change…
haiku: faith
faith weathers the storm of injustice, knowing God will even the score
Song and Prayer for Election
Let freedom ring! Click here for a free download of the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” with a prayer for the election by Dutch Sheets at the end. It is really beautiful!
haiku: election year
Fall ablaze in red and gold while Americans bleed red, white, and blue
Healing Leaves
Today is the first full day of Sukkot. I love this Jewish holiday–the time when the family builds a “sukkah” or tent with branches on top and lives in it for eight days. It’s like camping. What child doesn’t love to sleep outside under the stars?
White Chili
Last Friday we hosted a staff Erev Shabbat meal at our home. We had 22 people. It was a simple meal this time. I made two kinds of chili–regular and white chili–cornbread, Asian salad, queso and chips, and ice cream and cookies. The best part of the evening was that we all gathered around the…
Security
Fountain in Deidesheim, Germany I just read a blog on the growing uneasiness concerning the–not “state of the union”–rather the state of the world. It was written by a woman in New Zealand, who wakes up at night with a sense of emergency. Times are unstable. People are committing suicide because of the loss of their fortunes or…
haiku: political wars
political wars swirl as autumn leaves, relief is spelled SNL
First Azeleas
Here is our first azaleas of the season.
This is Scary!
“The Messiah is Absolutely Speaking.” These are the words Louis Farrakhan, nation of Islam leader, declared to a rapt audience about Barak Hussein Obama. Farrakhan said that Obama has captured the heart of America’s youth, which is a sign, that Obama is the messiah and that the “messiah is absolutely speaking.’ Read about it hereand watch a YouTube clip. Read…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 