(Originally posted on June 13, 2014 as the "Unexpected death in . . . Skeleton Canyon".) I decided to venture outside the CBA market for a little break just to see if it…

                                 Spring garden anyone? Can you imagine the planting and maintenance? Just wow! Very pretty and lots of spring varieties.   Again, Lord, your creativity is beyond description. Thank you for it all. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

      Lots and lots of great music. Love this song.    Father, so much music is about love, but we can't experience anything like your perfect Love. You are Love. We can touch it when we touch you but won't know it until we're with you. Thank you for the touch and taste…

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     Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called) – Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to…

                                                      EITHER, OR ?   Closer to being a "hippie" or a "yuppie" Winter or Summer person Ocean or Mountains person Black or White person (talking preferred colors here as…

  Thoughts can drive us crazy sometimes. Other times we wish we could think of something constructive to address a problem, contribute to a conversation, or translate our thoughts to creative word choices "on paper" or screen. Thoughts can be relentless, bent on processing or reviewing or reacting to situations we didn't anticipate. Do we…

     Granted, these are professional gardens. So pretty to look at these manicured areas of lovely flowers and greenery in beautiful settings.   Lord, if flowers alone can't convince unbelievers of your magnificent creation, men are indeed without excuse. Thank you for beauty in the land of the living and the hands and hearts that cultivate…

                           This is a good one by a lovely lady.   Father, so much talent allocated to each individual, so many exceptional ones. That you're no respecter of persons as far as valuing one above another is such a mystery to us. We're desperate for…

                               There are few writers who write noir as well as James Scott Bell. And I have yet to read an author with better opening lines, witty metaphors, and unique descriptions seen from his troubled protagonists' eyes. Those of you who read my reviews know I'm stingy with the 5-star designations, and I don't prefer novellas. However,…