Light In The Darkness

A number of years ago I was shopping I downtown Charlottesville and noticed a painting in a store window. I could easily have passed by without giving it a second thought but something in the painting spoke to my heart. It was a time in my life when things were...

Darkness Reveals The Light

  We are surrounded on every side by light. The truth of this statement was revealed to me most vividly a few years ago. Let me tell you how it happened. It was a difficult time. Not only was my dear mom failing in health but life’s burdens were unusually heavy. I...

Rise And Shine

  “Rise and shine.” Every morning without fail my mom used to call these words to me as I slept in my cozy bed upstairs. I used to anticipate them when I heard her slippered feet coming down the hall in the early morning. She used to knock lightly on my door and then...

This Little Light Of Mine

  ‘This little light of mine. I’m gonna let it shine.’ I sang this little chorus more times than I can remember as a young girl in Sunday School. ‘Shine all over _______. ‘  The places changed from Levittown to Ashokan and Saugerties, Kansas City to Owego to...

Christmas Hope

The words of the familiar song peal over the radio. “As long as there’s Christmas, I truly believe. That hope is the greatest of the gifts we receive.” Once more my heart is moved as I reflect back over the years. There have been joyous Christmases like the time my...