by Sue | May 1, 2026 | Faith
This is my story about three friends linked in a way that beats all odds. R. has been my friend since I was 11 and she was 13. We met at Fort Eustis, Virginia, while both our fathers were doing their two-week yearly reserve officer duties. These Virginia trips...
by Sue | Apr 15, 2026 | Faith
The hawk glided on the thermal, gracefully veering left then right. Below in the valley sat a red three-story building — a long rectangle with large ells jutting here and there from its four sides. The structure stretched for a mile. A plume of smoke wafted from the...
by Sue | Apr 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
We pulled off the highway and onto a dirt road that wove its way along lush green turf. Parked cars surrounded the Edmonds Music Barn. We could hear strumming guitars as we made our way, bearing a dozen cookies, to the side entrance. There we added them to tables...
by Sue | Jan 20, 2026 | Books & Writers
Doesn’t that photo of an old Tennessee schoolhouse tickle your imagination? What was life there like in the 19th century? What did it feel like to walk in thirty-degree weather with a lighter jacket than today, or shoes with the soles barely intact? Or how stifling...
by Sue | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Like many of us “of a certain age,” music in contemporary church services doesn’t lift my spirits. Rather, I imagine God, as he listens to these contemporary hymns, muttering, “I gave you Bach, for heaven’s sake!” Still, many younger people find it fills their...
