She stood in Mr. Maltese’s apartment. He was out of town so she came here tonight to prove that it was he who was responsible for the fire at the Enterprise which killed her father and other hotel guests. As she wondered where to start looking for the evidence, she heard the door open. Gun …
Emmeline Reminisces
Image by Freepik Emmeline sat at the desk in her room. She had just finished writing a letter to Jed. Tomorrow, she would take the carriage into town and mail the letter. She wanted to go out for a change. She was tired on being cooped up in the house. She hoped that life here …
A Photo Op
I met her when I was in Uganda. I was there on vacation. It was during the summer and I had always wanted to visit Uganda because of its ecotourism. I wanted to go along the Nile River and to take a cultural tour. There are lots of forests and national parks where I could …
The Forest
Beyond my windows is a forest, much like the one my family and I escaped to in 1942. We escaped from the ghetto in the small town of Zhetel before it was liquidated and all of the remaining Jews, except for a few, were murdered. My family and other families set up camps in the …
Honeymoon in Praiano
They were in beautiful and romantic Praiano. After their wedding which was a small and intimate affair--a church service followed by a sumptuous lunch at their favorite restaurant, they went to his place where they spent the rest of the afternoon until it was time to head up to the airport for their flight to …
The Little Town
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting” - Micah 5:2, NKJV Humility means a great deal to our Heavenly Father. He chose a town which …
The Father’s Will
"And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day” - John 6:40, NKJV Getty Images Recently, when I was watching the animated Bible story, Bread From Heaven, I was struck by …
Farewell, Father Desjardins
She was at the flower shop buying flowers for her grandmother who was celebrating her 70th birthday when she spotted Father Desjardins. He was talking to Mr. Cooper whose farm he had invited her to visit with him and a group of other people. It had been a fun excursion. She had even milked a …
Monifa’s Whereabouts
It was one of those misty mornings in the summer. It reminded him of the times Monifa and he went for walks. He remembered that it was on the morning of Holy Thursday when he had told her about the hot cross buns his mother used to make every year for Good Friday because it …
Papa
One thing I will always be grateful to Papa for is passing on the passions of painting, music and the love of nature. I remember when I was a little girl, while Beethoven, Bach or Mozart, his favorites, played in the background, he would paint. The music seemed to calm and inspire him at the …
Notes to Women 