I wasn’t looking for a job. In fact, returning to work was the farthest thing from my mind. I was waiting for my husband to retire for the second time and we were discussing the different things we wanted to do when that happened. An Ambleside parent, who was also a former art student of […]
Remembering God’s Provisions
If the old axiom is true that “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” then I must admit to my fair share of paving when it comes to recording the history of Ambleside School of Ocala. Like God’s command to the Israelites in Joshua 4 to take twelve stones from the Jordan River […]
Good and True and Holy Work
Chop, chop, slide. The steam rose as the freshly cut carrots joined the soft, golden onions simmering in the pot. The crisp, wet smell of celery mixed in from the chopping board as it, too, met the business end of this Momma’s knife. The zucchini needed prepped and the herbs were at standby when the […]
Love Beyond Reason
Good and sensible persons can come to opposite conclusions. As I sat down to write, I genuinely had a string of thoughts run through my head of all the reasons I should call and say, ‘I am terribly sorry but will not be writing the blog post this week.’ I became conflicted because what reason […]
Truth versus Facts
Only a half-century ago [1800], a Christian speaker, mistrustful of men of science told them: ‘Stop finally, and do not dig to hell.’ Today gentlemen, reassured about the steadfastness of our unshakeable faith, we say, dig, dig again; the further down you go, the closer you come to the great mystery of the impotence of […]