He was in his office standing by the window, looking out and thinking about Monifa when there was a knock on the door. “Eingeben,” he called. The door opened and Gracelyn entered. “I brought you your mail,” she said, going over to his desk and putting it in the in-tray. “Thank you,” he replied. “Would… Read More Someone Else Knew
The painting was almost complete. He just had to add a few touches. Painting landscapes was never his thing but he had been forced to paint them since…He tossed the paintbrush down and got up. He walked over to the window and stared out into the street below. It was quiet now. It was Sunday. … Read More His Muse
As she stood there, looking around at the countryside, she wondered if Ryan would be happy to see her. It had been ten years since they last saw each other. Ten years was a long time–too long. She gazed wistfully at the hills they used to run up and down when they were children, wallowing… Read More The Cottage
August 12, 1952. It was a date she would never forget. It was the day she buried the man who had been a father to her for over twenty years. It seemed so surreal. Papa Joe was gone. She stood there alone in her grief, shivering although it was a hot and muggy day. She… Read More Papa Joe
Rose could feel the townspeople watching her and Victor Ashdown as they left the local church. It was raining and Victor was holding the umbrella over her. The tongues had been wagging since they showed up for the Sunday morning service. No doubt they were wondering why Victor Ashdown was there with Rose instead… Read More The Attention
“What are you doing?” she asked him, agitated. “I am going to turn the pages for you,” he said. She was sitting at the piano about to play something while her aunt and her visitors were sitting in the drawing- room having tea. “I can manage,” she told him. “Please, Helen. I… Read More The Truth
Literacy brings an incredible freedom to women in South Asia; helping them to take care of their families, not be cheated at the marketplace, and be able to read the Bible for themselves – Gospel for Asia As an avid reader, I can’t imagine not being able to read. It is one of my favorite… Read More Literacy Saved Her Paycheck
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural… Read More Women’s Literacy = Women’s Liberty
If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good – Thomas J. Watson I never heard of Fanny Kemble until I recently read a devotion,… Read More Fanny Kemble
Notes to Women 