by Starr | Feb 14, 2022 | Devotions, Simply As I See It
Love is in the air and so are KISSES! The Hershey Food Corporation holds the trademark for “KISSES,” which hit the market in 1907. Don’t ask how they got the name Kisses—Milton Hershey took that secret to his grave. A popular theory is that the candy was named for the...
by Starr | Jan 29, 2022 | Devotions
“And Enoch walked with God …” —Genesis 5:24 In the late sixties, my husband, then-boyfriend, was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, for six-and-a-half weeks of basic training. One of the first on-base civilians he came in contact with—close...
by Starr | Dec 31, 2021 | Devotions
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.” ―Matthew 2:9-10, KJV It was dark. Nothing along the road looked familiar. No road signs. No recognizable landmarks. No cars, even. Marshy coastal roads can be desolate at night―even a little...
by Starr | Nov 25, 2021 | Devotions
“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” — James 1:17 ◊ ◊ One of my aunts never married. Having no children of her own, she was incredibly...
by Starr | Nov 5, 2021 | Devotions
Late. Late again. I hate being late. Shrugging my shoulders, I looped my arm through the arm of the usher at the door and winced as if to say I’m sorry. “No problem,” he said as he led me into the crowded room, my husband close on our heels. We walked the long aisle....
by Starr | Dec 2, 2020 | Devotions, Joy Bombs
“He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted . . . to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes.” ―Isaiah 61:1, 3, NIV Ashley brought this ornament home several years ago. She made the four snowmen with her fingerprints to represent our small family. I thought...
