Author Archives: mlcoffice

I’d been searching the house  for half an hour but  couldn’t find the rewiring instructions for the television’s amplifier – just back from the repair shop in Boise. Dan and I had carefully  written down  how the jumble of wires … Continue reading →

 This morning I am watching   intermittent rain clouds float over the sky  even as the sun tries to break through.  The light glistening on wet branches and leaves  creates   green jewels hanging on ever tree and shrub. Perhaps there will … Continue reading →

I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 What’s on your Instagram ? Nothing, to answer my own question!  I don’t have any social media accounts, except for an ancient, now … Continue reading →

            Sometimes you run right into God!             As I sat  at the traffic light, I saw the old man getting out of his car in the parking lot of Walgreen’s.  He could scarcely walk, inching one foot in front … Continue reading →

            It’s the Monday after Easter and today promises to be a beautiful,  warmer day with temperatures  temporarily in the 60’s. After the  long, snowy winter and months of cloudy skies, I am welcoming a belated spring and overjoyed to … Continue reading →

So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do you want me to do?”Acts 9:6 This week our church life group is studying the conversion of the apostle Paul.  I am sure that the discussion will be very spirited and … Continue reading →

            Ah, there it was! The book I was hoping to find was tucked  away on the closet shelf where I kept some of the old children’s books:  “The Little Engine That Could” written by Wally Piper.  How often I’d … Continue reading →

Today many Christians around the world celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany which occurs  12 days after the Nativity and is the first major Christian feast day of the new year. It recalls the visit of the Magi  who were … Continue reading →

The snowman stands in front of a neighbor’s house by the driveway,  tucked into a small grove of scraggly pines. He is a little lopsided in shape but perfectly attired with a long red scarf, a carrot nose and a … Continue reading →

Christmas is only a few days away. The radio plays one of the old standards in the background.  I grew up singing along with voices which are etched in my memory. Their   renditions are as unique as fingerprints. Surely even … Continue reading →